David Perkins (geneticist), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 02-May-1919
Date of Death: 02-Jan-2007
Profession: geneticist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About David Perkins (geneticist)
- David Dexter Perkins (May 2, 1919 – January 2, 2007) was an American geneticist, a member of the faculty of the Department of Biology at Stanford University for more than 58 years, from 1948 until his death in 2007.
- He received his PhD in Zoology in 1949 from Columbia University.
- A member of the National Academy of Sciences, he served as President of the Genetics Society of America in 1977.
- In a scientific career that spanned more than six decades, Perkins collaborated on more than 300 papers.
- His associates included many graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who went on to scientific careers throughout the world.
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