Person Baltimore; David (1938-2025); biologist Baltimore David biologist 1938-2025 American Male New York, New York, USA 07 March 1938 19380307 Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA 06 September 2025 29250906

Biologist Biotechnology Molecular immunology Microbiology Virology Cell biology Biology Education: Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, USA BA (1956-1960); Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Massachusetts (1960-1961); Rockefeller University, New York, New York PhD (1961-1964) Career: Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1963-1964); Postdoctoral Fellow, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (1964-1965); Research Associate, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California (1965-1968); Associate Professor of Microbiology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1968-1972); Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1972); American Cancer Society Professor of Microbiology (1973); founded Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (1982); Professor of Biology and President Emeritus, Caltech. Medals and prizes: Nobel Prize (Physiology or Medicine) 1975 Awards/Medals: NAS Award in Molecular Biology 1974 Sir Hans Krebs Medal 1997 National Medal of Science 1999 Lasker Award 2021 Parents: Gertrude (Lipschitz) and Richard Baltimore. Spouse: Dr. Alice Huang Pioneered the development of DNA recombinant techniques, contributing to the discovery of how tumour viruses interact with the genetic material of cells. Helped to establish the US government’s guidelines on the Human Genome Project and is an advocate for research into HIV and AIDS. Contributed to the fields of immunology, virology, cancer research, and biotechnology. At the same time as Satoshi Mizutani and Howard Temin (with whom he shared the Nobel Prize), he independently discovered the reverse transcriptase enzyme — an essential component in the reproduction of retroviruses such as HIV. Foreign Member 25/06/1987 49 Mariana Cook 'Faces of Science' 2005; The Royal Society Fellows Directory, Dr David Baltimore FRS, [URL: https://royalsociety.org/people/david-baltimore-11028/; last accessed: 24/09/2025] Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Remembering David Baltimore’s scientific leadership, John Pope, 19 September 2025, [URL: https://thebulletin.org/2025/09/remembering-david-baltimores-scientific-leadership/; last accessed: 24/09/2025] The Nobel Prize, David Baltimore, Biographical, [URL: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1975/baltimore/biographical/; last accessed: 24/09/2025] The New York Times, David Baltimore, Nobel-Winning Molecular Biologist, Dies at 87, Gina Kolata, 7 September 2025, [URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/science/david-baltimore-dead.html; last accessed: 24/09/2025] International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 RCN 15559 RCN R83874 7 Mar 1938 - The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 24/09/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA4746 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 24/09/2025 RS_NET\VidaM Yes 6c2896b7-ab7c-4ad5-97c9-ea8ec7922f47