18 Facts About Paul Berg

Paul Berg was an American biochemist and professor at Stanford University.

Paul Berg was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980, along with Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger.

Paul Berg received his PhD in biochemistry from Case Western Reserve University in 1952.

Paul Berg worked as a professor at Washington University School of Medicine and Stanford University School of Medicine, in addition to serving as the director of the Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine.

Paul Berg was a member of the Board of Sponsors for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Paul Berg was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of a Russian Jewish immigrant couple, Sarah Brodsky, a homemaker, and Harry Paul Berg, a clothing manufacturer.

Paul Berg graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1943, received his Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from Penn State University in 1948 and PhD in biochemistry from Case Western Reserve University in 1952.

Paul Berg worked with Arthur Kornberg, while at Washington University.

Paul Berg was tenured as a research fellow at Clare Hall, Cambridge.

Paul Berg was a professor at Washington University School of Medicine from 1955 until 1959.

Paul Berg was one of the first to demonstrate that folic acid and B12 cofactors had roles in the processes mentioned.

Paul Berg is arguably most famous for his pioneering work involving gene splicing of recombinant DNA.

Paul Berg was the first scientist to create a molecule containing DNA from two different species by inserting DNA from another species into a molecule.

Paul Berg was a member of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

Paul Berg was an organizer of the Asilomar conference on recombinant DNA in 1975.

Paul Berg was awarded one-half of the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with the other half being shared by Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger.

Paul Berg was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1966.

Paul Berg was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 1992.