Sol Spiegelman

Sol Spiegelman
Sol Spiegelman
Born(1914-12-14)December 14, 1914
DiedJanuary 21, 1983(1983-01-21) (aged 68)
Alma materCity College of New York, Washington University in St. Louis
Known fornucleic acid hybridization, Spiegelman's monster experiment
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular biology, genetics
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Columbia University
Doctoral studentsNorman R. Pace

Sol Spiegelman (December 14, 1914 – January 21, 1983) was an American molecular biologist. He developed the technique of nucleic acid hybridization, which helped to lay the groundwork for advances in recombinant DNA technology.