Esther Lederberg, PhD

Esther Lederberg, PhD

A microbiologist and a pioneer of bacterial genetics.

(1922 – 2006)

A microbiologist and a pioneer of bacterial genetics.

Her contributions include the discovery of the λ phage, the transfer of genes between bacteria by specialized transduction, the development of replica plating, and the discovery of the bacterial fertility factor.

Alma mater        Hunter College

Stanford University

University of Wisconsin