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Andrew Fire

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American biologist

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Andrew Zachary Fire is an American biologist and professor of pathology and of genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Craig C. Mello, for the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi). This research was conducted at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and published in 1998.

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Born
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Place of birth
Palo Alto wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
biologist, geneticist, physician, physicist, pathologist, academic wd
Education
University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Fremont High School wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2006)
  • Canada Gairdner International Award (2005)
  • Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (2006)
  • Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics (2004)
  • Massry Prize (2005)
  • Rosenstiel Award (2004)
  • Meyenburg Prize (2002)
  • Genetics Society of America Medal (2002)
  • NAS Award in Molecular Biology (2003)
  • Fellow of the AACR Academy (2014)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Questions

When was Andrew Fire born?
Andrew Fire was born on 27 April 1959 in Palo Alto.
Where did Andrew Fire study?
Andrew Fire was educated at University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Fremont High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Andrew Fire · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q202152 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Andrew Fire, Stanford University.jpg by Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service (CC BY 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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