When was Gary Ruvkun born?

Gary Ruvkun was born on 26 March 1952 in Berkeley.

Where did Gary Ruvkun study?

Gary Ruvkun was educated at Harvard Medical School, University of California, Berkeley.

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Gary Ruvkun

American geneticist

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Gary Bruce Ruvkun (born March 26, 1952) is an American molecular biologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School in Boston.

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Born: 26 March 1952 wd
Place of birth: Berkeley wd
Citizenship: United States wd
Occupation: geneticist, university teacher wd
Education: Harvard Medical School, University of California, Berkeley wd
Spouse: Natasha Staller wd
Social media: LinkedIn wd

Awards wd

Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (2008)
Benjamin Franklin Medal (2008)
Wolf Prize in Medicine (2014)
Canada Gairdner International Award (2008)
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (2009)
Gruber Prize in Genetics (2014)
March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology (2016)
Massry Prize (2009)
Rosenstiel Award (2004)
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2015)
Longevity Prize (2013)
Dan David Prize (2011)
Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research (2012)
Clarivate Citation Laureates (2008)
Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction (2013)

About

Ruvkun discovered the mechanism by which lin-4, the first microRNA (miRNA) discovered by Victor Ambros, regulates the translation of target messenger RNAs via imperfect base-pairing to those targets, and discovered the second miRNA, let-7, and that it is conserved across animal phylogeny, including in humans. These miRNA discoveries revealed a new world of RNA regulation at an unprecedented small size scale, and the mechanism of that regulation. Ruvkun also discovered many features of insulin-like signaling in the regulation of aging and metabolism.

He was elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2019. Ruvkun was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.

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When was Gary Ruvkun born?: Gary Ruvkun was born on 26 March 1952 in Berkeley.
Where did Gary Ruvkun study?: Gary Ruvkun was educated at Harvard Medical School, University of California, Berkeley.

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