Errol Clive Friedberg was a

biologist A biologist is a scientist who conducts research in biology. Biologists are interested in studying life on Earth, whether it is an individual Cell (biology), cell, a multicellular organism, or a Community (ecology), community of Biological inter ...

and historian of science in the Department of Pathology at Stanford University and subsequently the

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Education

He studied medicine at the

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, and subsequently received postdoctoral training in

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and

pathology Pathology is the study of disease. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in the context of modern medical treatme ...

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before joining the faculty at

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Research

Friedberg's research contributions centered on understanding how cells repair and/or tolerate unrepaired damage to DNA and defining the biological consequences of unrepaired DNA damage. He edited and wrote several editions of '' DNA Repair and Mutagenesis'', published by ASM Press. Friedberg also published several volumes on aspects of the history of molecular biology, including ''Correcting the Blueprint of Life-An Historical Account of the Discovery of DNA Repair Mechanisms'', ''The Writing Life of

James D. Watson James Dewey Watson (born April 6, 1928) is an American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist. In 1953, he co-authored with Francis Crick the academic paper in ''Nature'' proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. Wats ...

'', ''From Rags to Riches-The Phenomenal Rise of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas'', ''

Sydney Brenner Sydney Brenner (13 January 1927 – 5 April 2019) was a South African biologist. In 2002, he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with H. Robert Horvitz and Sir John E. Sulston. Brenner made significant contributions to wo ...

: A Biography'', ''A Biography of

Paul Berg Paul Berg (June 30, 1926 – February 15, 2023) was an American biochemist and professor at Stanford University. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980, along with Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger. The award recogniz ...

-The Recombinant DNA Controversy Revisited,'' ''Emperor of Enzymes-A Biography of

Arthur Kornberg Arthur Kornberg (March 3, 1918 – October 26, 2007) was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1959 for the discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic a ...

, Biochemist and Nobel Laureate''. Friedberg contributed over 400 papers to the scientific literature, and was Founding Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal ''

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''.

Awards

* Rous Whipple Award from the American Society for Investigative Pathology (2000) * Fellow,

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(2002) * Honorary Doctorate of Science, University of the Witwatersrand (2002) * Lila Gruber Award for Cancer Research (2007) * Fellow,

American Association for the Advancement of Science The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is a United States–based international nonprofit with the stated mission of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsib ...

(2007) * Honorary Fellow,

Royal Society of South Africa The Royal Society of South Africa is a learned society composed of eminent South African scientists and academics. The society was granted its royal charter by King Edward VII in 1908, nearly a century after Capetonians first began to conceive of ...

(2012)

Authored books

* ''Learning About Your Genes- A Primer For Non-Biologists'', pub. World Scientific Publications, Singapore * ''The Sabbatical –A Story of Betrayal'', pub. United PC Publishers, Fort Myers, FL. * ''Emperor of Enzymes -- A Biography of Arthur Kornberg, Biochemist and Nobel Laureate,'' pub. World Scientific, 2016 * ''A Biography of Paul Berg - The Recombinant DNA Controversy Revisited'', pub. World Scientific, 2014 * ''Sydney Brenner: A Biography'', pub. CSHL Press, September 2010, . * ''Sydney Brenner: My Life in Science'', with Lewis Wolpert, edited by Errol C. Friedberg and Eleanor Lawrence, BioMed Central 2001, * ''The Writing Life of James D. Watson'', pub. CSHL Press,2005, * ''From Rags to Riches-The Phenomenal Rise of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas'', Carolina Academic Press,2007, * ''DNA Repair and Mutagenesis'' (with G. C. Walker, W. Siede, R. D. Wood, R. A Schultz and T. Ellenberger), pub. ASM Press, 2006, * ''Cancer Answers-Encouraging Answers to 25 Questions You Were Afraid to Ask'' WH Freeman, New York, 1992,

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Friedberg, Errol American cell biologists Case Western Reserve University alumni Stanford University School of Medicine faculty University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center faculty Fellows_of_the_American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science Fellows_of_the_Royal_Society_of_South_Africa