# William Kaelin Jr.

_American Nobel Laureate, Professor of Medicine at Harvard University_

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> William G. Kaelin Jr. is an American Nobel laureate physician-scientist. He is a professor of medicine at Harvard University and the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute where his laboratory studies tumor suppressor proteins.
He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and the AACR Princess Takamatsu Award
. In 2019 he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in with Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza for their work on how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 23 November 1957 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1603351#P569))
- **Place of birth:** New York City ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1603351#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1603351#P27))
- **Occupation:** university teacher; researcher; oncologist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1603351#P106))
- **Education:** Duke University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1603351#P69))
- **Spouse:** Carolyn Kaelin ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1603351#P26))
- **Positions held:** board of directors member (since 4 June 2012) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1603351#P39))
- **Awards:** Canada Gairdner International Award; Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research; Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award; Scientific Grand Prize of the Lefoulon-Delalande Fondation; Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research; Fellow of the AACR Academy; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Massry Prize ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1603351#P166))

## Questions

**When was William Kaelin Jr. born?**  
William Kaelin Jr. was born on 23 November 1957 in New York City.

**What positions has William Kaelin Jr. held?**  
Positions held by William Kaelin Jr. include: board of directors member (since 4 June 2012).

**Where did William Kaelin Jr. study?**  
William Kaelin Jr. was educated at Duke University.

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