Background

Altman, Sidney was born on May 7, 1939 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Victor Altman and Ray Arlin.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy in Biophysics, University Colorado, 1967. Doctor of Science (honorary), York University, Toronto, 1990.

Doctor of Science (honorary), Connecticut College, 1990. Doctor of Science (honorary), McGill University, Montreal, 1991. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Colorado, 1991.

Doctor of Science (honorary), University Montreal, 1991. Doctor of Science (honorary), University British Columbia, 1991. Doctor of Science (honorary), Dartmouth College, 1996.

Career

Teaching assistant Columbia University, New York City, 1960—1962. Damon Runyon Memorial Fund cancer research fellow in molecular biology Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967—1969. Anna Fuller Fund fellow Medical Research Council Laboratory Molecular Biology, England, 1969—1971.

Assistant to associate professor Yale University, New Haven, 1971—1980, professor molecular cellular and development biology, 1980—1990, chairman department, 1983—1985, dean Yale College, 1985—1990, Sterling professor molecular, cellular & development biology, since 1990. Tutor Radcliffe College, 1968—1969.

Achievements

• Achievements include discovery that ribonucleic acid (Ribonucleic acid) can initiate some biological reactions, acting as a biocatalyst and seemingly playing the role of a protein enzyme, overturning the understanding that Ribonucleic acid acts only as a carrier of genetic information.

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor articles to professional journals.

Membership

Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member: National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society (Rosenstiel award 1989), Genetics Society America, American Society Biological Chemists.

Connections

Married Ann Korner, 1972. Children: Daniel, Leah.

Father:

Victor Altman

Mother:

Ray Arlin

Spouse:

Ann Korner

child:

Daniel Altman

child:

Leah Altman