Salvador Luria

Quick Facts

Full Name	Salvador Luria
Occupation	Geneticist
Date Of Birth	Aug 13, 1912(1912-08-13)
Age	112
Date Of Death	1991-02-06
Birthplace	Turin
Country	Italy
Birth City	Piedmont
Horoscope	Leo

Salvador Luria Biography

Salvador Luria is one of the most popular and richest Geneticist who was born on August 13, 1912 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. His research in the field of bacteria resulted in the identification of gene and , as such, could be examined through genetic studies. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his pioneering work in the year 1969.

He also shared with him his Nobel Prize with fellow researchers Max Delbruck and He shared his 1969 Nobel Prize with fellow researchers Max Delbruck and Alfred Hershey…

He was born to an influential Italian Sephardic Jewish Family, which suffered a large loss of fortune following the rise to the power of Mussolini.

Salvador Luria Net Worth

Salvador Luria is one of the richest Geneticist from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Salvador Luria 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The man left He fled Benito Mussolini‘s fascist regime to France, only to flee again, this time to the U.S. after the German invasion in 1940.’s fascist regime to France and then fled again but again, this time in his home in the U.S. after the German invasion of 1940.

After settling in his native U.S., he took his work to Vanderbilt University, where his studies on bacteria infected by viruses demonstrated that bacteria could mutate and create resistance.

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Facts & Trivia

Salvador Ranked on the list of most popular Geneticist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Salvador Luria celebrates birthday on August 13 of every year.

What is the Luria Prize?

Luria was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with Max Delbrück and Alfred Hershey (AAI ’42) for “their discoveries concerning the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses.” Luria was recognized for his work with Delbrück elucidating the nature of genetic inheritance through …

What did Alfred Hershey win the Nobel Prize on?

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1969 was awarded jointly to Max Delbrück, Alfred D. Hershey and Salvador E. Luria “ for their discoveries concerning the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses.”

What is Salvador Luria famous for?

Salvador Edward Luria (August 13, 1912 – February 6, 1991) was an Italian microbiologist, later a naturalized U.S. citizen. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1969, with Max Delbrück and Alfred Hershey, for their discoveries on the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses.

What is the Luria test?

Luria’s test is part of the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) battery of tests. Luria’s test assesses for frontal lobe (i.e. – executive) dysfunction or damage , as patients will often have difficulty with fine motor skills and sequencing motor skills.

What did Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase find?

For example, in 1952 Hershey and Martha Chase were able to demonstrate that DNA was transferred from bacteriophages to bacteria , a discovery that confirmed DNA as the bearer of genetic information.