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Jack Szostak is an American biologist known for his work in molecular biology and genetics. His research has contributed to understanding fundamental biological processes, making him a significant figure in advancing scientific knowledge in his field.
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine2009
“for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase”
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jack
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- London
- Occupation
- biochemist
- Educated at
- Cornell University
- Employer
- University of Chicago
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- Ray Wu
- Field of work
- genetics
- Image
- Nobel Prize 2009-Press Conference Physiology or Medicine-16.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1952-11-09
- Commons category
- Jack W. Szostak
- member of
- Royal Society
- Erdős number
- 5
- name in native language
- Jack William Szostak
- interested in
- biology
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Encyclopedic overview
Jack William Szostak FRS (born November 9, 1952) is a Canadian American biologist of Polish British descent, Nobel Prize laureate, university professor at the University of Chicago, former professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, and Alexander Rich Distinguished Investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Szostak has made significant contributions to the field of genetics. His achievement helped scientists to map the location of genes in mammals and to develop techniques for manipulating genes.
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