Ochoa

American

[oh-choh-uh, aw-chaw-ah] / oʊˈtʃoʊ ə, ɔˈtʃɔ ɑ /

noun

Severo 1905–93, U.S. biochemist, born in Spain: Nobel Prize in medicine 1959.

Ochoa Scientific

/ ō-chō′ə /

Spanish-born American geneticist who in 1955 discovered an enzyme that was used in the first synthesis of artificial RNA. For this work he shared with Arthur Kornberg the 1959 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.

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Ochoa was known to flaunt his success on social media, including posts of him riding jet skis and standing by his black Corvette.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

His videos drew dozens of aspiring food truck owners, many of them immigrants like Ochoa, who entrusted him with their life savings in hopes of turning their dreams into a livelihood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

The couple later claimed they got a threatening voicemail from Ochoa.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Restoring the home was no easy task for Cain, Reyes and Godbold, who worked with along with design assistant Jorge Ochoa.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Ms. Ochoa moved away from me and over to Claire.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

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