| Paul Berg  Born: 30-Jun-1926
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Chemist
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Pioneer in recombinant DNA Military service: US Navy (WWII) Father: Harry Berg
Mother: Sarah Brodsky
Wife: Mildred Levy (m. 1947, one son)
University: Pennsylvania State University (1948)
University: PhD, Western Reserve University (1952)
Professor: Microbiology, Washington University in St. Louis (1955-59)
Professor: Biochemistry, Stanford University (1959-)
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Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1980 (with Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger)
National Medal of Science 1983
National Academy of Sciences 1966
American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1966
French Academy of Sciences 1981
American Philosophical Society 1983
American Society of Biological Chemists President (1974-75)
American Association for the Advancement of Science 1991
Bill Bradley for President
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Federation of American Scientists Board of Sponsors
John Kerry for President
One America Committee
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Research!America Scientific Advisory Committee
Royal Society 1992
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