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Elizabeth Helen Blackburn, AC FRS FAA FRSN (born 26 November 1948) is an Australian-American Nobel laureate who is the former president of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. In 1984, Blackburn co-discovered telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes the telomere, with Carol W. Greider.
May 2, 2024 · Elizabeth Blackburn (born November 26, 1948, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) is an Australian-born American molecular biologist and biochemist who was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with American molecular biologist Carol W. Greider and American biochemist and geneticist Jack W. Szostak, for her discoveries ...
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Biologist Elizabeth Blackburn shares a Nobel Prize for her work on telomerase, an enzyme that affects cell aging. Learn how telomerase works, what factors influence it and how we might have more control over aging.
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Elizabeth Blackburn is a Nobel laureate and a Salk nonresident fellow who studies telomeres and telomerase. She has also served in various scientific and public policy roles, including the President's Council of Bioethics and the American Association of Cancer Research.
Professor Emerita at UCSF, Elizabeth H. Blackburn is a leader in telomere and telomerase research. She discovered the molecular nature of telomeres and co-discovered the enzyme that maintains them, and has won many prestigious awards, including the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
May 4, 2023 · Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, an emerita professor at the University of California, San Francisco, who shared a Nobel Prize for the discovery of an enzyme involved in making telomeres and who was...
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