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Bruce Ames

1928 - 2024

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Bruce Nathan Ames (December 16, 1928 – October 5, 2024) was an American biochemist who was a professor of biochemistry and Molecular Biology Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and was a senior scientist at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI). Ames made contributions to understanding the mechanisms of mutagenesis and DNA repair. He invented the Ames test, a widely used assay for easily and cheaply evaluating the mutagenicity of compounds. The test revolutionized the field of toxicology and has played a crucial role in identifying numerous environmental and industrial carcinogens. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Bruce Ames is the 522nd most popular chemist (up from 558th in 2024), the 7,713th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,825th in 2019) and the 91st most popular American Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Bruce Ames ranks 522 out of 602. Before him are Heinrich Caro, Albert Eschenmoser, Alexey Favorsky, David MacMillan, Omowunmi Sadik, and Nina Andreyeva. After him are James Smithson, Charles Blagden, Arthur Rudolf Hantzsch, Michael Behe, Darleane C. Hoffman, and Eugen Baumann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Bruce Ames ranks 420. Before him are Fritz Herkenrath, Jacques-Louis Lions, Valentin Muratov, Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Jorma Valkama, and Fatemeh Pahlavi. After him are Horst Stein, Cyril Mango, Rıdvan Bolatlı, Lucho Gatica, Alice Drummond, and Klaus von Dohnanyi. Among people deceased in 2024, Bruce Ames ranks 369. Before him are Toini Pöysti, Jon McBride, Janis Paige, Willi Giesemann, Atsuko Tanaka, and Emilio Correa. After him are Yves Herbet, Song Jae-rim, Ibrahim Aqil, Ramiro Blacut, Alan Rachins, and Robert Pickton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bruce Ames ranks 7,715 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas Hearns (1958), John Gardner (1933), Wendy Makkena (1958), Angie Stone (1965), Lorna Luft (1952), and Marvin Stalder (1905). After him are Karl Warner (1908), Maud Wagner (1877), Randy Brecker (1945), William Bolcom (1938), Bonnie Bartlett (1929), and Wilmer Allison (1904).

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Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Bruce Ames ranks 91. Before him are Myrtle Bachelder (1908), Donella Meadows (1941), David Baker (1962), Allen J. Bard (1933), Karen Wetterhahn (1948), and Helen Murray Free (1923). After him are Michael Behe (1952), Darleane C. Hoffman (1926), Robert Jarvik (1946), Margaret Oakley Dayhoff (1925), Mary L. Good (1931), and Bruce Alberts (1938).

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