Fyodor Urnov
Russian-American biologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fyodor Dmitriyevich Urnov (Russian: Фёдор Дми́триевич Урнов; born 1968)[1][2] is Russian-born biomedical researcher and who has played a leading role in the field of genome editing. He is a Professor of Genetics, Genomics, and Development at the University of California, Berkeley and Director of the Center for Translational Genomics at the university's Innovative Genomics Institute.[3][4][5] In 2005 Urnov and his colleagues coined the term "genome editing" and demonstrated the first use of ZFNs to edit DNA in human cells.[6][7][8] Urnov is considered a pioneering figure in the field of genome editing[7] and his work has been cited widely.[9][10][11]
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Born | Фёдор Урнов 1968 (age 55–56) |
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Known for | Genome editing |
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Academic advisors | Susan Gerbi |
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