Sidney Altman is a Canadian-American biochemist born on May 7, 1939, in Montreal, Quebec. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and completed his doctorate in biophysics at the University of Colorado in 1967 after spending 18 months at Columbia University. In 1989, Altman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Thomas Cech for their groundbreaking work on RNA and its role in biochemical processes.
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Time Zone - America/Montreal (4:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Sidney
wide meadow, broad island
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Sidney Altman belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Montreal
Place of Death: Rockleigh
Educated At: University of Colorado Boulder | Columbia University | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation: molecular biologist | biophysicist | academic | biochemist | university teacher | biologist | chemist | physicist
Spouses: Ann M. Altman
Employers: Harvard University
Awards Received: honorary doctorate from the McGill University | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Lomonosov Gold Medal | Rosenstiel Award | Sterling Professor | Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 7, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for May 7, 2024 |
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| Sun | 16 Taurus 11 | 17 Taurus 35 | 7 Leo 32 |
| Moon | 4 Capricorn 18 | 11 Taurus 11 | 11 Aquarius 47 |
| Mercury | 20 Aries 23 | 21 Aries 30 | 23 Leo 34 |
| Venus | 14 Aries 27 | 10 Taurus 5 | 27 Cancer 38 |
| Mars | 23 Capricorn 42 | 5 Aries 24 | 27 Capricorn 19 |
| Jupiter | 29 Pisces 11 | 25 Taurus 40 | 8 Aries 43 |
| Saturn | 24 Aries 21 | 17 Pisces 7 | 1 Taurus 15 |
| Uranus | 17 Taurus 45 | 22 Taurus 48 | 21 Taurus 40 |
| Neptune | 20 Virgo 42 | 29 Pisces 7 | 21 Virgo 27 |
| Pluto | 29 Cancer 21 | 2 Aquarius 5 | 1 Leo 16 |
| Rahu | 8 Scorpio 10 | 14 Aries 6 | 3 Scorpio 40 |
| Ketu | 8 Taurus 10 | 14 Libra 6 | 3 Taurus 40 |
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