Tribute to Sidney Altman
- Corresponding author: gopalan.5{at}osu.edu
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This tribute is dedicated to Sidney (Sid) Altman, one of the veritable architects of modern RNA research. Sid is widely known as the co-recipient of the 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, an honor shared with Tom Cech for the discovery of catalytic RNAs. However, in addition to being a distinguished scientist, the collection of essays in this Gedenkschrift highlight Sid's expertise in research and administration, breadth of advising, and humanism. A biography and an interview transcript bookend the writings by some of his trainees, colleagues at Yale, and friends at large. This collective ink celebrates Sid's outsized influence on all the lives he touched. We hope this tribute will inspire all readers.
SIDNEY ALTMAN: AN EXEMPLARY SCIENTIST, TEACHER, AND FRIEND (1939–2022)
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
(Left) Press conference at the Kline Biology Tower, Yale University, on October 12, 1989, following the announcement by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. (Left to right) Donna Wesolowski, Heidi Gold, Cecilia …
