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Paul L. Modrich

American biochemist

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Paul Lawrence Modrich is an American biochemist, James B. Duke Professor of Biochemistry at Duke University and Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He is known for his research on DNA mismatch repair. Modrich received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015, jointly with Aziz Sancar and Tomas Lindahl.

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Born
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Place of birth
Raton wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
biochemist, university teacher, chemist, geneticist wd
Education
Stanford University wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2015)
  • Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Cancer Research (1998)
  • Charles S. Mott Prize (1996)
  • Fellow of the AACR Academy (2017)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • North Carolina Award for Public Service (2016)
  • Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards

Questions

When was Paul L. Modrich born?
Paul L. Modrich was born on 13 June 1946 in Raton.
Where did Paul L. Modrich study?
Paul L. Modrich was educated at Stanford University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Paul L. Modrich · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q7151888 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Paul L. Modrich 0116.jpg by Holger Motzkau (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Last updated · facts checked 5 November 2026

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