Thomas A. Steitz is an American scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009, jointly with Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Ada Yonath, for their work on the structure and function of ribosomes. Born in 1940, he earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Lawrence College in Wisconsin and a Ph.D. in molecular biology and biochemistry from Harvard University. After his studies, he worked at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, UK, before joining Yale University. He has received numerous awards for his research excellence.
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Thomas A. Steitz belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Milwaukee
Place of Death: Branford
Cause of Death: pancreatic cancer
Educated At: Wauwatosa East High School | Lawrence University | Harvard University
Occupation: molecular biologist | crystallographer | biophysicist | biochemist | university teacher | biologist | chemist
Spouses: Joan A. Steitz
Employers: Yale University
Awards Received: Sir Hans Krebs Medal | Honorary Doctorate of University of Buenos Aires | Foreign Member of the Royal Society | Newcomb Cleveland Prize | Pfizer Award in Enzyme Chemistry | Rosenstiel Award | Keio Medical Science Prize | Canada Gairdner International 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 August 23, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 23, 2025 |
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| Sun | 0 Virgo 23 | 0 Virgo 49 | 24 Scorpio 12 |
| Moon | 3 Taurus 14 | 6 Virgo 7 | 12 Gemini 22 |
| Mercury | 18 Leo 45 | 13 Leo 10 | 13 Scorpio 57 |
| Venus | 15 Cancer 13 | 27 Cancer 38 | 18 Libra 2 |
| Mars | 2 Virgo 34 | 10 Libra 34 | 27 Libra 22 |
| Jupiter | 15 Taurus 21 | 16 Cancer 21 | 8 Taurus 42 |
| Saturn | 14 Taurus 57 | 0 Aries 27 | 10 Taurus 29 |
| Uranus | 26 Taurus 8 | 1 Gemini 24 | 24 Taurus 8 |
| Neptune | 24 Virgo 20 | 1 Aries 33 | 27 Virgo 11 |
| Pluto | 3 Leo 17 | 1 Aquarius 55 | 4 Leo 18 |
| Rahu | 13 Libra 4 | 19 Pisces 4 | 8 Libra 34 |
| Ketu | 13 Aries 4 | 19 Virgo 4 | 8 Aries 34 |
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