BIOLOGIST

Stanley Norman Cohen

1935 - Today

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Stanley Norman Cohen (born February 17, 1935) is an American geneticist and the Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in the Stanford University School of Medicine. Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer were the first scientists to transplant genes from one living organism to another, a fundamental discovery for genetical engineering. Thousands of products have been developed on the basis of their work, including human growth hormone and hepatitis B vaccine. According to immunologist Hugh McDevitt, "Cohen's DNA cloning technology has helped biologists in virtually every field". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stanley Norman Cohen is the 910th most popular biologist (down from 861st in 2019), the 8,015th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,166th in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Stanley Norman Cohen ranks 910 out of 1,097. Before him are Sereno Watson, Louis Fraser, Joseph Banks Rhine, Joseph Barcroft, Keith Campbell, and Carl H. Eigenmann. After him are Jenny Clack, Edward Newton, Janet Rowley, François Gagnepain, Robert Wight, and G. Evelyn Hutchinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Stanley Norman Cohen ranks 378. Before him are Leo Falcam, Hubert Hahne, Arvo Valton, Horacio Troche, Albín Brunovský, and Vicente Lucas. After him are Jadwiga Barańska, Jimmy Makulis, Fred Bongusto, Andrey Zaliznyak, Victor Chizhikov, and Mona Malm.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stanley Norman Cohen ranks 8,017 out of 20,380. Before him are James Jamerson (1936), Anthony Kennedy (1936), Ken Howard (1944), David Bryan (1962), Charlaine Harris (1951), and Jimmy Kimmel (1967). After him are Christy Turlington (1969), Paris Jackson (1998), Brad Whitford (1952), Zoë Lund (1962), James Rumbaugh (1947), and Luther Allison (1939).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Stanley Norman Cohen ranks 129. Before him are Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858), Frederic Clements (1874), Benjamin Smith Barton (1766), Alfred G. Knudson (1922), Sereno Watson (1826), and Joseph Banks Rhine (1895). After him are Janet Rowley (1925), Barry Commoner (1917), Mary Katharine Brandegee (1844), Joanne Chory (1955), Norman I. Platnick (1951), and Alice Catherine Evans (1881).

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