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Nachtigal, Maurice was born on May 17, 1933 in Bucharest, Romania.
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Maurice Nachtigal
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Maurice Nachtigal, Romanian-born pathology professor. Diplomate Educational Commission Foreign Medical Graduates, 1984; Achievements include patents for method of diagnosing cancer in human cells using a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction; discovery of isolation and cloning of a new human chromosome 4 repetitive centromeric DNA and amplification of stromelysin-3.
Education
Doctor of Medicine, Faculty Medicine, Bucharest, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Romanian Academy Medical Sciences, Bucharest, 1973.
Career
Science investigator Institute Oncology, Bucharest, 1964—1966. Principal science investigator Stefan Nicolau Institute Virology, 1966—1971. Associate professor of biology and genetics University Craiova Faculty Medicine, Romania, 1971—1977.
Microbiologist Cantacuzino Institute Sera and Vaccines, Bucharest, 1977—1980. Adjunct professor pediatrics University South Carolina. School Medicine, Columbia, 1984—1986, adjunct professor microbiology & immunology, 1985—1986.
Mentor University South Carolina., 1984—2005, professor pathology Columbia, 1981—2006, distinguished professor emeritus pathology and microbiology, 2005—2009. Pathology consultant Dorn Veterans Administration Medical Center, Columbia, 1996—2002.
Clinical pathology consultant Craiova General Hospital, Craiova, Romania.
Achievements
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patents for method of diagnosing cancer in human cells using a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction
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discovery of isolation and cloning of a new human chromosome 4 repetitive centromeric DeoxyriboNucleic Acid and amplification of stromelysin-3
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Achievements include patents for method of diagnosing cancer in human cells using a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction; discovery of isolation and cloning of a new human chromosome 4 repetitive centromeric DeoxyriboNucleic Acid and amplification of stromelysin-3
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Achievements include patents for method of diagnosing cancer in human cells using a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction; discovery of isolation and cloning of a new human chromosome 4 repetitive centromeric DNA and amplification of stromelysin-3
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Son of Alphonse Nachtigal and Adina Bercovici. Married Sidonia Aurelia Ciugudean, June 27, 1964. Children: Noel Maurice, Alina Nachtigal Kale.
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United States Romania Romanian -
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Education
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1957
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1973
Career
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December, 1961 - June, 1966
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1966 - 1971
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1971 - 1977
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1977 - 1978
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1977 - 1980
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1980 - 1981
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1981 - 2005
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1984 - 1986
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2005 - present
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Awards
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Exchange Visiting Scientist fellowship, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics
Academy Medical Scis. Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1968, Cancer research fellowship, International Agency Research Cancer, 1969?Co70, grant, McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharms., 2003?Co04Academy Medical Scis. Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1968,
Cancer research fellowship, International Agency Research Cancer, 1969?Co70,
grant, McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharms., 2003?Co04