Craig Mello
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Craig Cameron Mello (born October 18, 1960) is an American biologist and professor of molecular medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Andrew Z. Fire, for the discovery of RNA interference. This research was conducted at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and published in 1998. Mello has been a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator since 2000.[1]
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Craig Cameron Mello | |
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Born | (1960-10-18) October 18, 1960 (age 63) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Brown University (BS) Harvard University (PhD) |
Known for | RNA interference |
Awards | Wiley Prize (2003) NAS Award in Molecular Biology (2003) Massry Prize (2005) Gairdner Foundation International Award (2005) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2006) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biologist |
Institutions | University of Massachusetts Medical School |
Academic advisors | Nelson Fausto Susan Gerbi Ken Miller Frank Rothman Victor Ambros Daniel Stinchcomb |
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