Luria

American  

[loor-ee-uh] / ˈlʊər i ə /

noun

1. Salvador Edward, 1912–91, U.S. biologist, born in Italy: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1969.

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Luria British  

/ ˈlʊərɪə /

noun

1. Alexander Romanovich. 1902–77, Russian psychologist, a pioneer of modern neuropsychology. His most important work concerns the psychological effects of brain tumours

2. Isaac ( ben Solomon ). 1534–72, Jewish mystic living in Egypt and Palestine: noted for his interpretation of the Cabbala

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Luria Scientific  

/ lr′ē-ə /

1. Italian-born American biologist whose research on gene mutation and bacteria increased scientific understanding of the role of DNA in bacterial viruses.

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Former Rep. Elaine Luria, a moderate Navy veteran, won the primary in a Virginia swing seat she narrowly lost to a Republican in 2022.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

Davidson managing director Gil Luria called out Microsoft’s “responsible approach” with capital expenditures as a driver of Thursday’s chip-sector action.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

“The market is saying if there’s anything negative about capex, that’s bad for chips,” said Gil Luria, head of technology research at D.A.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Davidson’s Gil Luria recently lauded the company’s Copilot AI assistant for its ability to meet demand for an “orchestration layer” below frontier models.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

With the tension now off, I went to play tennis with Bertrand, telling Francis that later in the afternoon I would write Luria and Delbriick about the double helix.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson