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Elizabeth Helen Blackburn, AC FRS FAA FRSN [2] (born 26 November 1948) is an Australian-American Nobel laureate who is the former president of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. [3] In 1984, Blackburn co-discovered telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes the telomere, with Carol W. Greider.
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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Elizabeth Blackburn is an Australian-born biochemist who discovered the structure and function of telomeres and telomerase. She shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2009 with Jack Szostak and Carol Greider for their work on chromosome protection.
Learn about Elizabeth Blackburn, a Nobel Prize winner who discovered the molecular structure of telomeres and co-discovered the enzyme telomerase. Her research reveals how telomeres affect cell division, DNA replication, ageing and health.
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 Society for Cell Biology.
Elizabeth Blackburn is a Nobel laureate and a leader in telomere and telomerase research. She is a professor at UCSF and a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine.
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