Dr.
Jack D. Griffith
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Microbiologist; Molecular biologist; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
Elected
2005
Leading figure in the application of electron microscopy to the structure of individual molecules of DNA. Visualization of protein-DNA complexes, coupled to statistical analysis, has provided insights into the mechanisms of replication, recombination, and repair of the genetic material.
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