Harold Amos (1918 – 2003) was an American microbiologist and professor at the Harvard Medical School where he taught for nearly 50 years and was the first African-American department chair of the school.
Harold made various high-profile discoveries in his discipline including the finding of the 5-methylcytosine in the E. coli RNA and spearheading research into the use of bacterial RNA to program the synthesis of higher cell proteins. He received many awards throughout his career including: the first Charles Drew World Medical Prize from Harvard University in 1989, an Honoris Causa doctoral degree from Harvard University in 1996, the Centennial Medal of the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 2000, and the National Academy of Science’ highest honor, the Public Welfare Medal in 1995. In 1975, he was named the Maude and Lillian Presley professor of microbiology and molecular genetics. He was a presidential advisor to Richard Nixon. He inspired hundreds of minorities to become medical doctors. A diversity award at Harvard Medical School is named after him. Relevant articles: Schwartz, A.G. and Amos, H., 1968. Insulin Dependence of Cells in Primary Culture: Influence on Ribosome Integrity. Nature, 219(5161), pp.1366-1367. Palepu, A., Carr, P.L., Friedman, R.H., Amos, H., Ash, A.S. and Moskowitz, M.A., 1998. Minority faculty and academic rank in medicine. Jama, 280(9), pp.767-771. Abdul-Rahman Adamu Bukari PhD student
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