EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1901 by John D. Rockefeller as Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. Began offering doctorate-level studies and degrees in 1955; renamed Rockefeller University in 1965.

Location:
Manhattan, NY

Founding Date:
1901

Official Website:
http://www.rockefeller.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David Baltimore	Biologist	7-Mar-1938		Co-Discoverer, reverse transcriptase
Bruce A. Beutler	Biologist	29-Dec-1957		Lipopolysaccharide receptors
Günter Blobel	Scientist	21-May-1936		Protein signaling in cells
Alexis Carrel	Doctor	28-Jun-1873	5-Nov-1944	Sutured blood vessels
Henrik Dam	Scientist	21-Feb-1895	Apr-1976	Discovered Vitamin K
Gerald M. Edelman	Scientist	1-Jul-1929	17-May-2014	Chemical structure of antibodies
Barbara Ehrenreich	Author	26-Aug-1941		Nickel and Dimed
Alan L. Hodgkin	Scientist	5-Feb-1914	20-Dec-1998	Electrical impulses in nerves
Fritz Lipmann	Scientist	12-Jun-1899	24-Jul-1986	Carbohydrate oxidation
Jacques Loeb	Doctor	7-Apr-1859	11-Feb-1924	Investigator of artificial parthenogenesis
Bruce Merrifield	Chemist	15-Jul-1921	14-May-2006	Synthesized polypeptides
Stanford Moore	Chemist	4-Sep-1913	23-Aug-1982	Amino-acid analyzer
John H. Northrop	Chemist	5-Jul-1891	27-May-1987	Bacteriophages
George E. Palade	Scientist	19-Nov-1912	7-Oct-2008	Microstructure of the cell
Peyton Rous	Scientist	5-Oct-1879	16-Feb-1970	Blood banks and carcinogenic viruses
Carolyn W. Slayman	Business	c. 1936		Genetics professor at Yale
Wendell M. Stanley	Chemist	16-Aug-1904	15-Jun-1971	First to crystallize a virus
William H. Stein	Chemist	25-Jun-1911	2-Feb-1980	Amino-acid analyzer
Ralph M. Steinman	Biologist	14-Jan-1943	30-Sep-2011	Dendritic cells
Peter Tippett	Computer Programmer	c. 1953		Antivirus software pioneer

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Oswald Avery	Biologist	21-Oct-1877	20-Feb-1955	Antibodies and DNA
David Baltimore	Biologist	7-Mar-1938		Co-Discoverer, reverse transcriptase
Günter Blobel	Scientist	21-May-1936		Protein signaling in cells
Albert Claude	Scientist	23-Aug-1899	22-May-1983	Microstructure of the cell
Donald Davidson	Philosopher	6-Mar-1917	30-Aug-2003	Actions, Reasons And Causes
T. G. Dobzhansky	Scientist	25-Jan-1900	18-Dec-1975	Genetics and the Origin of Species
Alphonse Dochez	Doctor	21-Apr-1882	30-Jun-1964	Scarlet fever, pneumonia, common cold
Christian de Duve	Scientist	2-Oct-1917	4-May-2013	Microstructure of the cell
Gerald M. Edelman	Scientist	1-Jul-1929	17-May-2014	Chemical structure of antibodies
Ragnar Granit	Scientist	30-Oct-1900	31-Mar-1990	Physiology of the retina
Paul Greengard	Scientist	11-Dec-1925		Signal transduction in the nervous system
Amiram Grinvald	Scientist	c. 1949		High-resolution optical imaging
Haldan K. Hartline	Scientist	22-Dec-1903	17-Mar-1983	Physiology of the retina
David Ho	Doctor	3-Nov-1952		AIDS researcher
Karl Landsteiner	Scientist	14-Jun-1868	26-Jun-1943	Discovered blood typing
Fritz Lipmann	Scientist	12-Jun-1899	24-Jul-1986	Carbohydrate oxidation
Roderick MacKinnon	Biologist	19-Feb-1956		Ion channels of cell membranes
Bruce Merrifield	Chemist	15-Jul-1921	14-May-2006	Synthesized polypeptides
Stanford Moore	Chemist	4-Sep-1913	23-Aug-1982	Amino-acid analyzer
Daniel Nathans	Scientist	30-Oct-1928	16-Nov-1999	Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage)
George E. Palade	Scientist	19-Nov-1912	7-Oct-2008	Microstructure of the cell
Albert Sabin	Biologist	26-Aug-1906	3-Mar-1993	Developed oral polio vaccine
William H. Stein	Chemist	25-Jun-1911	2-Feb-1980	Amino-acid analyzer
Ralph M. Steinman	Biologist	14-Jan-1943	30-Sep-2011	Dendritic cells
Edward Tatum	Scientist	14-Dec-1909	7-Nov-1975	One gene, one enzyme theory
Torsten N. Wiesel	Scientist	3-Jun-1924		Neurophysiology of vision

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David Baltimore	Biologist	7-Mar-1938		Co-Discoverer, reverse transcriptase
Robert Bass	Business	c. 1948		Billionaire
Paul Berg	Chemist	30-Jun-1926		Pioneer in recombinant DNA
Frederick M. Bohen	Business	c. 1937		COO of Rockefeller University, 2002-05
Russell L. Carson	Business	1943		Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
Carol B. Einiger	Business	c. 1948		Post Rock Advisors LLC
Jeffrey E. Epstein	Business	20-Jan-1953		Reclusive money manager
Michael D. Fascitelli	Business	c. 1957		Vornado Realty Trust
Herbert S. Gasser	Scientist	5-Jul-1888	11-May-1963	Nerve conduction
Paul B. Guenther	Business	c. 1941		President of Paine Webber, 1988-95
Margaret A. Hamburg	Government	1955		FDA Commissioner
David H. Koch	Business	3-May-1940		Conservative philanthropist, Koch heir
Philip Leder	Biologist	19-Nov-1934		Harvard Geneticist
Joshua Lederberg	Biologist	23-May-1925	2-Feb-2008	Genetic properties of bacteria
Arnold J. Levine	Biologist	1939		Cancer researcher
Howard W. Lutnick	Business	c. 1961		CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald
Ernest Mario	Business	12-Jun-1938		CEO of Alza Corporation, 1993-2001
Paul Nurse	Scientist	25-Jan-1949		Regulators of cell cycle
Willard J. Overlock, Jr.	Business	c. 1946		Former Partner, Goldman Sachs
Frank H. Pearl	Business	27-May-1943	4-May-2012	CEO of Perseus LLC
Norman F. Ramsey	Physicist	27-Aug-1915	4-Nov-2011	Energy levels of atoms
Don Michael Randel	Educator	9-Dec-1940		President, University of Chicago, 2000-06
Julian H. Robertson, Jr.	Business	25-Jun-1932		Tiger Management
John D. Rockefeller III	Philanthropist	21-Mar-1906	10-Jul-1978	Lincoln Center for Performing Arts
John D. Rockefeller	Business	8-Jul-1839	23-May-1937	Founder of Standard Oil
Richard E. Salomon	Business	c. 1942		Chairman of Mecox Ventures
Lewis A. Sanders	Business	c. 1946		CEO of AllianceBernstein
James Simons	Mathematician	c. 1938		Renaissance Technologies hedge fund
Theobald Smith	Scientist	31-Jul-1859	10-Dec-1934	Infectious and parasitic diseases
Ralph M. Steinman	Biologist	14-Jan-1943	30-Sep-2011	Dendritic cells
Max Theiler	Scientist	30-Jan-1899	11-Aug-1972	Yellow fever vaccination
Shirley M. Tilghman	Educator	17-Sep-1946		President of Princeton University
Lulu Wang	Philanthropist	c. 1944		Tupelo Capital Management
William H. Welch	Scientist	8-Apr-1850	30-Apr-1934	Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Torsten N. Wiesel	Scientist	3-Jun-1924		Neurophysiology of vision
Vladimir Zworykin	Inventor	30-Jul-1889	29-Jul-1982	Patented color televison

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