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Robert Chambers (biologist)

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Robert Chambers (October 23, 1881 – July 22, 1957) was an American biologist, inventor of instruments to dissect living cells.[1][2][3] Chambers was president of the American Society of Zoologists, president of Harvey Society, and president of the Union of American Biological Sciences. He was also chief of Laboratory of Experimental Cell Research at the Marine Biological Laboratory. Chambers received his Ph.D. from the University of Munich, Germany.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Dr. Chambers, 75, Biologist, is Dead; Pioneer in Micrurgy Was Inventor of Instruments to Dissect Living Cells". The New York Times. 24 July 1957.
  2. ^ Goldring, Irene P. (1979). "Robert Chambers: 1881-1957". American Zoologist. 19 (4): 1271–1273. doi:10.1093/icb/19.4.1271. JSTOR 3882473.
  3. ^ "(left to right): Robert Chambers (1881-1957) and Charles Gardner Rogers (1875-1950): Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives". Smithsonian Institution Archives. 2011.