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Roger Y. Tsien

रोजर वाइ ट्सिएन

American biochemist (1952-2016)

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Roger Yonchien Tsien was an American biochemist. He was a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 for his discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, in collaboration with organic chemist Osamu Shimomura and neurobiologist Martin Chalfie. Tsien was also a pioneer of calcium imaging.

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Born
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Place of birth
New York City wd
Died
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Place of death
Eugene wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
biochemist, biophysicist, university teacher, chemist, cell biologist wd
Education
University of Cambridge, Churchill College, Harvard College, Livingston High School wd
Official website
tsienlab.ucsd.edu wd

Awards wd

  • Wolf Prize in Medicine (2004)
  • Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2008)
  • InBev-Baillet Latour Health Prize (1995)
  • Canada Gairdner International Award (1995)
  • Marshall Scholarship
  • EMBO Membership (2005)
  • Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics (2002)
  • Max Delbrück Medal (2002)
  • Rosenstiel Award (2005)
  • E. B. Wilson Medal (2008)
  • Keio Medical Science Prize (2004)
  • Annual Review Prize Lecture (2010)
  • Perl-UNC Prize (2004)
  • W. Alden Spencer Award (1991)
  • Keith R. Porter Lecture (2003)

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When was Roger Y. Tsien born?
Roger Y. Tsien was born on 1 February 1952 in New York City.
Where did Roger Y. Tsien study?
Roger Y. Tsien was educated at University of Cambridge, Churchill College, Harvard College, Livingston High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Roger Y. Tsien · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q200470 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Roger Tsien-press conference Dec 07th, 2008-2.jpg by Prolineserver ( talk ) (GFDL 1.2)

Last updated · facts checked 8 November 2026

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