# Gregg L. Semenza

_American physician and university teacher, Nobel laureate in Medicine, author of many retracted papers_

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> Gregg Leonard Semenza is an American pediatrician and Professor of Genetic Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He serves as the director of the vascular program at the Institute for Cell Engineering. He is a 2016 recipient of the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research. He is known for his discovery of HIF-1, which allows cancer cells to adapt to oxygen-poor environments. He shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability" with William Kaelin Jr. and Peter J. Ratcliffe. Semenza has had thirteen research papers retracted due to issues such as duplicated images and potential data manipulation.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 12 July 1956 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545025#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Flushing ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545025#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545025#P27))
- **Occupation:** university teacher; physician; researcher; pediatrician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545025#P106))
- **Education:** Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Harvard University; Duke University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545025#P69))
- **Awards:** Canada Gairdner International Award; Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research; Scientific Grand Prize of the Lefoulon-Delalande Fondation; Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award; E. Mead Johnson Award; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Massry Prize ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545025#P166))

## Questions

**When was Gregg L. Semenza born?**  
Gregg L. Semenza was born on 12 July 1956 in Flushing.

**Where did Gregg L. Semenza study?**  
Gregg L. Semenza was educated at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, Duke University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gregg L. Semenza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_L._Semenza) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1545025](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1545025) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
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## Cite this page

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