Kornberg

American  

[kawrn-burg] / ˈkɔrn bɜrg /

noun

1. Arthur, 1918–2007, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1959.

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Kornberg Scientific  

/ kôrn′bûrg′ /

1. American biochemist who discovered DNA polymerase, the enzyme that synthesizes new DNA. For this work, he shared with Severo Ochoa the 1959 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine. In 1967 Kornberg became the first person to synthesize viral DNA.

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Example Sentences

“If I can bring my entire department, I will come,” Kornberg said, according to Berg.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

Jessie Kornberg, the Skirball’s chief executive, said she thought there were advantages to telling the story from outside New York.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2022

CEO of Maurices David Kornberg said Alaina's use of "country music, faith, family, community and resilience" to inspire women is an embodiment of the Maurices customer.

From Fox News • Jan. 19, 2022

Comtech said last month its chief executive Fred Kornberg would be succeeded by its president and chief operating officer Michael Porcelain.

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2021

In 1957, the biochemist Arthur Kornberg set out to isolate the DNA-copying enzyme.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee