- David Baltimore was born on March 7, 1938 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer, known for Touched by a Killer (2001), Nova (1974) and Frontline (1983). He has been married to Alice S. Huang since October 5, 1968. They have one child.
- SpouseAlice S. Huang(October 5, 1968 - present) (1 child)
- Molecular biologist David Baltimore was only 37 when he won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "discoveries concerning the interaction between tumor viruses and the genetic material of the cell." He shared the award with Dr. Renato Dulbecco and Dr. Howard M. Temin. He was appointed associate professor of microbiology at MIT in 1968.
- Appointed president of the California Institute of Technology in 1997.
- My life is dedicated to increasing knowledge. We need no more justification for scientific research than that. My motivating force is not that I will find a 'cure' for cancer. There may never be a cure as such. I work because I want to understand. [Time magazine, 6 August 1979]
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