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Roger D. Kornberg

American biochemist

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Roger David Kornberg is an American biochemist and professor of structural biology at Stanford University School of Medicine. Kornberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2006 for his studies of the process by which genetic information from DNA is copied to RNA, "the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription."

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
St. Louis wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
biochemist, chemist, university teacher, biologist wd
Education
Harvard University, Stanford University wd

Awards wd

  • Honorary doctorate of Umeå University
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2006)
  • Harvey Prize (1997)
  • Canada Gairdner International Award (2000)
  • Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (2006)
  • Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize (2005)
  • Dickson Prize in Medicine (2006)
  • Massry Prize (2003)
  • Novartis-Drew Award (1990)
  • Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer (2002)
  • Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Cancer Research (2002)
  • Welch Award in Chemistry (2001)
  • Fellow of the AACR Academy (2018)
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2009)
  • EMBO Membership (2003)

Questions

When was Roger D. Kornberg born?
Roger D. Kornberg was born on 24 April 1947 in St. Louis.
Where did Roger D. Kornberg study?
Roger D. Kornberg was educated at Harvard University, Stanford University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Roger D. Kornberg · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q170676 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Roger Kornberg April 2016.jpg by Рустем Кадыров (CC BY 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 8 November 2026

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