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, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for May 7, 2025 |
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| Sun | 16 Taurus 11 | 17 Taurus 21 | 8 Leo 29 |
| Moon | 4 Capricorn 18 | 22 Virgo 28 | 23 Aquarius 43 |
| Mercury | 20 Aries 23 | 25 Aries 21 | 23 Leo 12 |
| Venus | 14 Aries 27 | 4 Aries 21 | 28 Cancer 52 |
| Mars | 23 Capricorn 42 | 8 Leo 43 | 27 Capricorn 4 |
| Jupiter | 29 Pisces 11 | 22 Gemini 44 | 8 Aries 43 |
| Saturn | 24 Aries 21 | 28 Pisces 24 | 1 Taurus 17 |
| Uranus | 17 Taurus 45 | 26 Taurus 43 | 21 Taurus 41 |
| Neptune | 20 Virgo 42 | 1 Aries 17 | 21 Virgo 29 |
| Pluto | 29 Cancer 21 | 3 Aquarius 48 | 1 Leo 17 |
| Rahu | 8 Scorpio 10 | 24 Pisces 47 | 3 Scorpio 37 |
| Ketu | 8 Taurus 10 | 24 Virgo 47 | 3 Taurus 37 |
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