Gary Ruvkun
American geneticist
Gary Bruce Ruvkun (born 26 March 1952) is an American molecular biologist. He is a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School in Boston.[1]
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| Born | Gary Bruce Ruvkun March 26, 1952 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (AB) Harvard University (PhD) |
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| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Thesis | The molecular genetic analysis of symbiotic nitrogen fixation (NIF) genes from rhizobium meliloti (1982) |
| Doctoral advisor | Frederick Ausubel |
| Website | ruvkun |
Ruvkun was elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2019.
Ruvkun was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Victor Ambros for their discovery of microRNA.[2]
References
change- ↑ Nair, P. (2011). "Profile of Gary Ruvkun". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108 (37): 15043–5. Bibcode:2011PNAS..10815043N. doi:10.1073/pnas.1111960108. PMC 3174634. PMID 21844349.
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
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