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Carolyn Widney Greider (born April 15, 1961) is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate. She joined the University of California, Santa Cruz as a Distinguished Professor in the department of molecular, cell, and developmental biology [1] in October 2020.
Carol Widney Greider ist eine US-amerikanische Molekularbiologin, die durch ihre Arbeiten über das Enzym Telomerase bekannt wurde. Ihr wurde zusammen mit Elizabeth H. Blackburn und Jack W. Szostak der Nobelpreis für Physiologie oder Medizin für 2009 zugesprochen.
Carol Greider is an American biologist who discovered telomerase, the enzyme that produces telomeres, the protective caps of chromosomes. She shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Elizabeth Blackburn and Jack Szostak for this discovery.
Carol Greider achieved success in molecular biology in the same way she overcame dyslexia as a child: with persistence and creativity. She discovered telomerase, an enzyme that is key to the ageing process and the growth of cancer cells, and has major implications for medical research.
2. Mai 2024 · Carol W. Greider, American molecular biologist who was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Elizabeth H. Blackburn and Jack W. Szostak, for her research into telomeres and for her discovery of an enzyme called telomerase. Learn more about Greider’s life and work.
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5. Okt. 2022 · Carol Greider is a molecular biologist who studies telomeres and telomerase, the enzyme that maintains telomere length. She is a Nobel laureate and a fellow of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Carol Greider – Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics. University Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics. cgreider@jhmi.edu. 603 PCTB, 725 N. Wolfe Street. Baltimore, MD 21205-2185. Publications. Lab website. Telomeres protect chromosome ends from being recognized as DNA damage and chromosomal rearrangements.
