What race was Severo Ochoa?

Biochemist, Nobel Prize Recipient. Born and educated in Spain, Severo Ochoa is a Hispanic scientist who is most famous for his Nobel Prize research on the bacterial enzyme, polynucleotide phosphorylate, which allowed scientists to synthesize RNA in controlled conditions.

Where is Severo Ochoa from?

Severo Ochoa

Was Severo Ochoa an American?

From 1938 to 1941, he was Demonstrator and Nuffield Research Assistant at the University of Oxford, England. In 1942, Ochoa immigrated to the US, mostly upon his wife Carmen’s urging, to work at New York University, and became an American citizen in 1956.

Where are Severo Ochoa parents from?

Education and early life Ochoa was born in Luarca (Asturias), Spain. His father was Severo Manuel Ochoa, (who he was named after), a lawyer and businessman, and his mother was Carmen de Albornoz.