Alfred G. Knudson
Alfred Knudson | |
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| Born | Alfred George Knudson, Jr. August 9, 1922 |
| Died | July 10, 2016 (aged 93) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology, Columbia University, California Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Knudson hypothesis |
| Awards | William Allan Award (1991) Lasker award (1998) Kyoto Prize (2004) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetics, Medicine |
| Institutions | Stony Brook School of Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Fox Chase Cancer Center |
| Thesis | Histidine metabolism in liver (1956) |
| Doctoral advisor | Henry Borsook |
Alfred George Knudson, Jr. (August 9, 1922 – July 10, 2016) was an American physician and geneticist specializing in cancer genetics. Among his many contributions to the field was the formulation of the Knudson hypothesis in 1971, which explains the effects of mutation on carcinogenesis (the development of cancer).