About Sidney Altman
Sidney Altman was a Canadian-American molecular biologist, who was the Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Chemistry at Yale University. In 1989, he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Thomas R. Cech for their work on the catalytic properties of RNA. After receiving his Ph.D., Altman embarked upon the first of two research fellowships. Having lived primarily in the United States since departing Montreal to attend MIT in 1958, Altman became a U.S. citizen in 1984, maintaining dual citizenship as a Canadian citizen as well. Altman's career at Yale followed a standard academic pattern with promotion through the ranks until he became Professor in 1980.
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