Bruce Alberts

Bruce Michael Alberts (born April 14, 1938) is an American biochemist renowned for his pioneering research on DNA replication and protein complexes in chromosome replication, as well as for co-authoring the influential textbook Molecular Biology of the Cell. He earned his bachelor's degree from Harvard College in 1960 and a PhD in biophysics from Harvard University in 1965, later serving as Professor Emeritus at UCSF, Editor-in-Chief of Science (2009-2013), and President of the National Academy of Sciences (1993-2005). Alberts has received numerous accolades, including the National Medal of Science in 2014 and the Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in 2016, for his contributions to science, education, and public policy.