David Schlessinger

David Schlessinger
Born (1936-09-20) September 20, 1936
Toronto, Canada
EducationUniversity of Chicago
Harvard University
Known forMapping of the X Chromosome
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular biology, Genetics
WorkplacesWashington University School of Medicine
National Institute on Aging
James Watson

David Schlessinger (born September 20, 1936, in Toronto, Canada) is a Canadian-born American biochemist, microbiologist, and geneticist. He is known for his directorship of the development of the map of the X chromosome.