Hamilton O. Smith(1931)
MedicineHamilton Othanel Smith was an American microbiologist and Nobel laureate.
United States
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Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1978for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to problems of molecular genetics
Johns Hopkins UniversityExternal Profiles
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Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Johns Hopkins University
University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
University of California, Berkeley(bachelor's degree)
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine(Doctor of Medicine)
University Laboratory High School
Career Timeline
Johns Hopkins University?–present
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine?–present
J. Craig Venter Institute?–present
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
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Shimon Sakaguchi
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2025)
ME
Mary E. Brunkow
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2025)
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Fred Ramsdell
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2025)
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Katalin Karikó
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2024)
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Victor Ambros
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
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Gary Ruvkun
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
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Drew Weissman
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
SP
Svante Pääbo
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2022)
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