Joachim Messing

Joachim Messing
Born
Joachim Wilhelm Messing

(1946-09-10)September 10, 1946
DiedSeptember 13, 2019(2019-09-13) (aged 73)
Alma materHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Free University of Berlin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Davis, University of Minnesota, Rutgers University

Joachim Wilhelm "Jo" Messing (September 10, 1946 – September 13, 2019) was a German-American biologist. He was a professor of molecular biology and the fourth director of the Waksman Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers University.[1]

Messing died at his home in Somerset, New Jersey on September 13, 2019, three days after his 73rd birthday.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "The Waksman Institute homepage". Waksman.rutgers.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-07-08. Retrieved 2010-11-10.
  2. ↑ Sheikh, Knvul (September 27, 2019). "Joachim Messing, 73, Who Charted the DNA of Viruses and Plants, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved September 27, 2019.