Dr. Herbert Weissbach NAS NAI AAM (born 16 March 1932) is an American biochemist/molecular biologist.
He received his Ph.D. from George Washington University (Thesis: Studies on 5-Hydroxyindole Metabolism, 1957) based on research done at the NIH in the Udenfriend laboratory.
[6][7] The studies on methionine synthesis led to his collaboration with the Nirenberg laboratory at the NIH shortly after the genetic code was cracked.
The RIMB was involved in the very early days of the emergence of the biotechnology industry and was instrumental in helping Hoffmann-La Roche enter this field.
[14] After the RIMB closed, in 1997 he accepted a position as distinguished research professor at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) REFF, where he founded, and was director, of the Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology [15] (CMBB) for 20 years.