Back روبرت هورفيتز Arabic روبرت هورفيتز ARZ رابرت هرویتس AZB Роберт Хорвіц Byelorussian এইচ রবার্ট হরভিটস Bengali/Bangla Howard Robert Horvitz Catalan H. Robert Horvitz Czech H. Robert Horvitz German H. Robert Horvitz Spanish Robert Horvitz Estonian
H. Robert Horvitz | |
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| Born | Howard Robert Horvitz May 8, 1947[3] Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Alma mater | |
| Known for | Apoptosis research |
| Spouse | Martha Constantine-Paton |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology |
| Institutions | MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | Modifications of the host RNA polymerase induced by coliphage T4 (1974) |
| Doctoral advisors | Walter Gilbert James D. Watson |
| Notable students | |
| Website | web |
Howard Robert Horvitz ForMemRS NAS AAA&S APS NAM (born May 8, 1947) is an American biologist best known for his research on the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans,[4][1] for which he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, together with Sydney Brenner and John E. Sulston, whose "seminal discoveries concerning the genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death" were "important for medical research and have shed new light on the pathogenesis of many diseases".[5]
- ^ a b H. Robert Horvitz on Nobelprize.org , accessed 11 October 2020
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frswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Green, David B. (May 8, 2015). "Biologist who discovered death genes' through worm research is born". This Day in Jewish History. Haaretz. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ^ Horvitz, H. Robert (May 30, 2012). "Genetic Control of Nematode Development and Behavior". Our scientists. Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ^ Press Release, nobelprize.org. Accessed February 28, 2024.
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