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complete name:	Paul Berg
nobel prize:	chemistry
award year:	1980
together with:	Frederick Sanger
together with:	Walter Gilbert
prize share:	Prize share: 1/4
rational:	The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1980 was divided, one half awarded to Paul Berg "for his fundamental studies of the biochemistry of nucleic acids, with particular regard to recombinant-DNA", the other half jointly to Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger "for their contributions concerning the determination of base sequences in nucleic acids."
biography:	Biography
laureate facts:	Facts
laureate lecture:	Lecture
given name:	Paul
family name:	Berg
occupation:	chemist
occupation:	biochemist
occupation:	molecular biologist
field of work:	biochemistry
work location:	Stanford University, Stanford, United States of America
description:	Paul Berg is an American biochemist and professor emeritus at Stanford University. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1980, along with Walter Gilbert and Frederick Sanger. The award recognized their contributions to basic research involving nucleic acids. Berg received his undergraduate education at Penn State University, where he majored in biochemistry. He received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Case Western Reserve University in 1952. Berg worked as a professor at Washington University School of Medicine and Stanford University School of Medicine, in addition to serving as the director of the Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine. In addition to the Nobel Prize, Berg was presented with the National Medal of Science in 1983 and the National Library of Medicine Medal in 1986. Berg is a member of the Board of Sponsors for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
image copyright:	Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive.
image citation:	The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1980. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2018. <https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/1980/summary/>
date birth:	1926
usual name:	Paul Berg