Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Pioneering Bacterial Genetics
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Photographed By William J. Toman, July 1, 2012
1. Pioneering Bacterial Genetics Marker
Inscription.
Pioneering Bacterial Genetics. College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Geneticist Joshua Lederberg was the first University of Wisconsin faculty member to receive the Nobel Prize. His discovery of conjugation in bacterial cells was a milestone in biology and ushered in the new field of bacterial genetics. Soon, the genetics of the bacterium Escherichia coli became better understood than the genetics of all other organisms. Lederberg also discovered, with graduate student Norton Zinder, that a virus can carry genes from one bacterium to another through a prcoess called "transduction." A man of wide knowledge and many scholarly interests, Lederberg later became president of Rockefeller University., This marker is made possible by a grant from the UW Foundation
Geneticist Joshua Lederberg was the first University of Wisconsin faculty member to receive the Nobel Prize. His discovery of conjugation in bacterial cells was a milestone in biology and ushered in the new field of bacterial genetics. Soon, the genetics of the bacterium Escherichia coli became better understood than the genetics of all other organisms. Lederberg also discovered, with graduate student Norton Zinder, that a virus can carry genes from one bacterium to another through a prcoess called "transduction." A man of wide knowledge and many scholarly interests, Lederberg later became president of Rockefeller University.
This marker is made possible by a grant from the UW Foundation
Location. 43° 4.458′ N, 89° 24.632′ W. Marker is in Madison, Wisconsin, in Dane County. Marker is at the intersection of Henry Mall and University Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Henry Mall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 440 Henry Mall, Madison WI 53706, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within
The marker is to the right of the main entrance to the Agricultural Journalism building (though the inscription over the entrance reveals its original "Genetics" function).
Photographed By William J. Toman, July 1, 2012
3. Agricultural Journalism Building
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2012, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 2, 2012, by William J. Toman of Green Lake, Wisconsin.
