Lwoff
André Lwoff (1902–1994) was a French microbiologist noted for his work on bacteriophages and the genetic regulation of enzyme synthesis. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Jacques Monod and François Jacob for discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme synthesis. Lwoff’s research contributed to early ideas about how genes are regulated within cells and helped establish the concept of lysogeny, wherein a bacteriophage genome can reside in a bacterial host without immediate production of new viruses.
His work focused on the biology of viruses and bacteria, particularly the interactions between phages and their
Most of his career was spent at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, where he conducted foundational research
Lwoff’s legacy lies in his role in shaping the modern view of genetic regulation and viral-bacterial interactions.