When was Carol W. Greider born?

Carol W. Greider was born on 15 April 1961 in San Diego.

Where did Carol W. Greider study?

Carol W. Greider was educated at University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Carol W. Greider

American molecular biologist

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Carolyn Widney Greider (born April 15, 1961) is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate. She is a Distinguished Professor of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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Born: 15 April 1961 wd
Place of birth: San Diego wd
Citizenship: United States wd
Occupation: biologist, molecular biologist, geneticist, biochemist, university teacher wd
Education: University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Santa Barbara wd
Spouse: Nathaniel C. Comfort wd
Official website: greiderlab.org wd

Awards wd

Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (2006)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2009)
Canada Gairdner International Award (1998)
Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (2009)
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (2007)
Dickson Prize in Medicine (2007)
Pearl Meister Greengard Prize (2008)
Rosenstiel Award (1998)
Richard Lounsbery Award (2003)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Maryland Women's Hall of Fame (2011)
Clarivate Citation Laureates (2009)
AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2003)

About

Greider discovered the enzyme telomerase in 1984, while she was a graduate student of Elizabeth Blackburn at the University of California, Berkeley. Greider pioneered research on the structure of telomeres, the ends of the chromosomes. She was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Blackburn and Jack W. Szostak, for their discovery that telomeres are protected from progressive shortening by the enzyme telomerase.

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When was Carol W. Greider born?: Carol W. Greider was born on 15 April 1961 in San Diego.
Where did Carol W. Greider study?: Carol W. Greider was educated at University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Santa Barbara.

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