human viruses. In 1968 Holley became a resident fellow at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. According to the New York Times obituary, "He was an avid outdoorsman and an amateur sculptor of bronze." . See also History of RNA biology List of RNA biologists References External links 1922 births 1993 deaths Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine American Nobel laureates American biochemists History of biotechnology History of genetics Weill Cornell Medical College alumni People from Urbana, Illinois University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni Recipients of the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Salk Institute for Biological Studies people