André Lwoff's seminal work in the genetic control of virus synthesis helped guide successive generations of scientists toward a new outlook on cell physiology. Lwoff's primary contributions have come from his study of the biology of viruses,...

André Michel Lwoff shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with François Jacob and Jaques Monod "for their discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis," and contributing to "our knowledge of the...

The French microbiologist, protozoologist, and geneticist André Lwoff (1902-1994) was influential in the creation of the European Organization of Molecular Biology in 1964. André Lwoff, born May 8, 1902, at Ainay-le-Château...

1902-1994 French microbiologist who was awarded the 1965 Nobel Prize for his contributions to discoveries concerning the genetic regulation of enzymes and viral replication. His research included studies of protozoa, patterns of biochemical evolution,...

André Michel Lwoff (May 8, 1902 – September 30, 1994) was a French microbiologist. He was born in Ainay-le-Château, Allier, in Auvergne, France. He joined the Institute Pasteur in Paris when he was 19 years old. In 1932, he finished his PhD and,...