Background

Nathans, Jeremy was born on July 31, 1958 in New York City. Son of Daniel and Joanne (Gomberg) Nathans.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1986. Doctor of Medicine, Stanford University, 1987.

Career

He is known for first isolating and characterizing the opsin genes contributing to human color vision.

Achievements

• Jeremy Nathans has been listed as a noteworthy Molecular biologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

National Academy of Sciences]

He is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences and an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Connections

Married Thanh Huynh, May 5, 1984. Children: Riva, Rosalie.

Father:

Daniel Nathans

Mother:

Joanne (Gomberg) Nathans

Spouse:

Thanh Huynh

child:

Riva Nathans

child:

Rosalie Nathans