David Baltimore

David Baltimore is the Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Biology and President Emeritus at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). He served as Caltech's president from 1997 to 2006. He earned his Ph.D. in 1964 from the Rockefeller University. His research focuses on microbiology, virology, and molecular biology, with contributions to recombinant DNA technology and cancer research.

• Affiliations: California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
• Key Roles: President Emeritus, Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Biology

His research interests span Microbiology and Immunology, Structural and Molecular Cell Biology, and Biological Engineering. He has pioneered studies in retrovirus replication and gene regulation, with implications for cancer and infectious disease.

Awards:

• 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (shared)
• 1999 National Medal of Science
• 2000 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
• 2021 Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award

Academic Background: Ph.D., Rockefeller University (1964).