Carol W. Greider, the Glossary
Carolyn Widney Greider (born April 15, 1961) is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate.[1]
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77 relations: Academy of Achievement, AgeX Therapeutics, Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Cell Biology, Association for Molecular Pathology, Association for Women in Science, Bachelor of Arts, Beatrice M. Sweeney, Biology, Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships, California, California Institute of Technology, Canada Gairdner International Award, Cell (biology), Cell (journal), Chromosome, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, College of Creative Studies, Columbia University, Davis Senior High School (California), Davis, California, Developmental biology, Dickson Prize, DNA replication, Doctor of Philosophy, Dolan DNA Learning Center, Dyslexia, Elizabeth Blackburn, Enzyme, Geron Corporation, Graduate Record Examinations, History of RNA biology, Jack W. Szostak, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Joseph G. Gall, Knockout mouse, List of female Nobel laureates, List of RNA biologists, Long Island, Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Michael D. West, Molecular biology, Mouse, Nathaniel C. Comfort, National Academy of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, ... Expand index (27 more) »
- American women molecular biologists
- Biologists from California
- Davis Senior High School (California) alumni
- Richard-Lounsbery Award laureates
- Scientists with dyslexia
Academy of Achievement
The American Academy of Achievement, colloquially known as the Academy of Achievement, is a nonprofit educational organization that recognizes some of the highest-achieving people in diverse fields and gives them the opportunity to meet one another.
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AgeX Therapeutics
AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. (commonly abbreviated as AgeX Therapeutics or simply AgeX) is an American biotechnology company developing medical therapeutics related to human longevity.
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Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
The Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research is one of the prizes awarded by the Lasker Foundation for a fundamental discovery that opens up a new area of biomedical science.
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (The Academy) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States.
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American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society (APS) is an American scholarly organization and learned society founded in 1743 in Philadelphia that promotes knowledge in the humanities and natural sciences through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community outreach.
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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) is a learned society that was founded on December 26, 1906, at a meeting organized by John Jacob Abel (Johns Hopkins University).
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American Society for Cell Biology
The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is a professional society that was founded in 1960.
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Association for Molecular Pathology
The Association for Molecular Pathology (abbreviated AMP) is a professional association of individuals serving patients through molecular diagnostics testing.
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Association for Women in Science
The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) was founded in 1971 at the annual Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) meeting.
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Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.
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Beatrice M. Sweeney
Eleanor Beatrice Marcy "Beazy" Sweeney (&ndash) was an American plant physiologist and a pioneering investigator into circadian rhythms.
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Biology
Biology is the scientific study of life.
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Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships
Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships were established as part of a $350 million investment by Michael Bloomberg, Hopkins class of 1964, to Johns Hopkins University in 2013.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
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California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California.
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Canada Gairdner International Award
The Canada Gairdner International Award is given annually by the Gairdner Foundation at a special dinner to five individuals for outstanding discoveries or contributions to medical science.
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Cell (biology)
The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life.
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Cell (journal)
Cell is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research papers across a broad range of disciplines within the life sciences.
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Chromosome
A chromosome is a package of DNA with part or all of the genetic material of an organism.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a private, non-profit institution with research programs focusing on cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, and quantitative biology.
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College of Creative Studies
The College of Creative Studies (CCS) is the smallest of the three undergraduate colleges at the University of California, Santa Barbara, unique within the University of California system in terms of structure and philosophy.
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Columbia University
Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City.
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Davis Senior High School (California)
Davis Senior High School (known as Davis High or DHS or DSHS) is one of two high schools located in Davis, California, in the United States. Carol W. Greider and Davis Senior High School (California) are Davis Senior High School (California) alumni.
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Davis, California
Davis is the most populous city in Yolo County, California, United States. Located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California, the city had a population of 66,850 in 2020, not including the on-campus population of the University of California, Davis, which was over 9,400 (not including students' families) in 2016.
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Developmental biology
Developmental biology is the study of the process by which animals and plants grow and develop.
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Dickson Prize
The Dickson Prize in Medicine and the Dickson Prize in Science were both established in 1969 by Joseph Z. Dickson and Agnes Fischer Dickson.
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DNA replication
In molecular biology, DNA replication is the biological process of producing two identical replicas of DNA from one original DNA molecule.
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Doctor of Philosophy
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil; philosophiae doctor or) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research.
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Dolan DNA Learning Center
The DNA Learning Center (DNALC) is a genetics learning center affiliated with the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, in Cold Spring Harbor, New York.
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Dyslexia
Dyslexia, previously known as word blindness, is a learning disability ('learning difficulty' in the UK) that affects either reading or writing.
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Elizabeth Blackburn
Elizabeth Helen Blackburn, (born 26 November 1948) is an Australian-American Nobel laureate who is the former president of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Carol W. Greider and Elizabeth Blackburn are 20th-century American biologists, 21st-century American biologists, American Nobel laureates, Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology, Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine, Recipients of the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and women Nobel laureates.
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Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.
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Geron Corporation
Geron Corporation is a biotechnology company located in Foster City, California which specializes in developing and commercializing therapeutic products for cancer that inhibit telomerase.
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Graduate Record Examinations
The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is a standardized test that is part of the admissions process for many graduate schools in the United States and Canada and a few other countries.
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History of RNA biology
Numerous key discoveries in biology have emerged from studies of RNA (ribonucleic acid), including seminal work in the fields of biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, molecular biology, molecular evolution, and structural biology.
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Jack W. Szostak
Jack William Szostak (born November 9, 1952) is a Canadian American biologist of Polish British descent, Nobel Prize laureate, University Professor at the University of Chicago, former Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, and Alexander Rich Distinguished Investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak are American Nobel laureates, American geneticists, American molecular biologists, Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine and Recipients of the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research.
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Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM) is the medical school of Johns Hopkins University, a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, Johns, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Joseph G. Gall
Joseph Grafton Gall (born April 14, 1928) is an American cell biologist who is noted for studies revealing the details of chromosome structure and function. Carol W. Greider and Joseph G. Gall are 21st-century American biologists.
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Knockout mouse
A knockout mouse, or knock-out mouse, is a genetically modified mouse (Mus musculus) in which researchers have inactivated, or "knocked out", an existing gene by replacing it or disrupting it with an artificial piece of DNA.
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List of female Nobel laureates
The Nobel Prizes are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to Mankind." Additionally, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was established by Sveriges Riksbank in 1968 and awarded to a "person or persons in the field of economic sciences who have produced work of outstanding importance." As of 2023, 65 Nobel Prizes and the Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences have been awarded to 64 women. Carol W. Greider and List of female Nobel laureates are women Nobel laureates.
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List of RNA biologists
For related information, see the articles on History of RNA Biology, History of Molecular Biology, and History of Genetics.
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Long Island
Long Island is a populous island east of Manhattan in southeastern New York state, constituting a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land area.
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Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
The Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for Biology or Biochemistry is an annual prize awarded by Columbia University to a researcher or group of researchers who have made an outstanding contribution in basic research in the fields of biology or biochemistry.
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Michael D. West
Michael D. West (born in Niles, Michigan on 28 April 1953) is an American biogerontologist, and a pioneer in stem cells, cellular aging and telomerase. Carol W. Greider and Michael D. West are 21st-century American biologists.
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Molecular biology
Molecular biology is a branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions.
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Mouse
A mouse (mice) is a small rodent.
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Nathaniel C. Comfort
Nathaniel Charles Comfort is an American historian specializing in the history of biology. Carol W. Greider and Nathaniel C. Comfort are Johns Hopkins University faculty.
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National Academy of Medicine
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), known as the Institute of Medicine (IoM) until 2015, is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization.
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National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a United States nonprofit, non-governmental organization.
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Neoplasm
A neoplasm is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue.
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Nobel Foundation
The Nobel Foundation (Nobelstiftelsen) is a private institution founded on 29 June 1900 to manage the finances and administration of the Nobel Prizes.
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin) is awarded yearly by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute for outstanding discoveries in physiology or medicine.
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Nucleotide base
Nucleotide bases (also nucleobases, nitrogenous bases) are nitrogen-containing biological compounds that form nucleosides, which, in turn, are components of nucleotides, with all of these monomers constituting the basic building blocks of nucleic acids.
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Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
The Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize is an annual award bestowed by the since 1952 for investigations in medicine.
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Phenotype
In genetics, the phenotype is the set of observable characteristics or traits of an organism.
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Physics
Physics is the natural science of matter, involving the study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (often abbreviated PNAS or PNAS USA) is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journal.
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Protozoa
Protozoa (protozoan or protozoon; alternative plural: protozoans) are a polyphyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes, either free-living or parasitic, that feed on organic matter such as other microorganisms or organic debris.
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Richard Lounsbery Award
The Richard Lounsbery Award is given to American and French scientists, 45 years or younger, in recognition of "extraordinary scientific achievement in biology and medicine." The Award alternates between French and American scientists, and is awarded by the National Academy of Sciences and the French Academy of Sciences in alternating years to a scientist from the other country.
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RNA
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a polymeric molecule that is essential for most biological functions, either by performing the function itself (non-coding RNA) or by forming a template for the production of proteins (messenger RNA).
Ronald DePinho
Ronald A. DePinho (born 1955) is an American physician and research scientist.
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (brewer's yeast or baker's yeast) is a species of yeast (single-celled fungal microorganisms).
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San Diego
San Diego is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast in Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border.
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Senescence
Senescence or biological aging is the gradual deterioration of functional characteristics in living organisms.
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Telomerase
Telomerase, also called terminal transferase, is a ribonucleoprotein that adds a species-dependent telomere repeat sequence to the 3' end of telomeres.
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Telomere
A telomere is a region of repetitive nucleotide sequences associated with specialized proteins at the ends of linear chromosomes (see Sequences).
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Tetrahymena
Tetrahymena is a genus of free-living ciliates, examples of unicellular eukaryotes.
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The Pew Charitable Trusts
The Pew Charitable Trusts is an independent non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO), founded in 1948.
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Timeline of women in science
This is a timeline of women in science, spanning from ancient history up to the 21st century.
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University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California.
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University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
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University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California.
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University of Göttingen
The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, commonly referred to as Georgia Augusta) is a distinguished public research university in the city of Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany.
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Wiley Prize
The Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences is intended to recognize breakthrough research in pure or applied life science research that is distinguished by its excellence, originality and impact on our understanding of biological systems and processes.
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Yale University
Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Yeast
Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom.
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See also
American women molecular biologists
- Alice Barkan
- Amy Proal
- Anita Roberts
- Anna Huttenlocher
- Barbara Baker (molecular biologist)
- Bette Korber
- Bonnie Bassler
- Bridgette Barry
- Carol W. Greider
- Cathy H. Wu
- Constance Jeffery
- Cynthia Bauerle
- Eileen White
- Gloria M. Coruzzi
- Jennifer Clare Jones
- Jessica Polka
- Jill R. Harper
- Joan A. Steitz
- Julia Serano
- Karen Guillemin
- Karen Visick
- Katherine Cullen
- Kathleen Rubins
- Maria Ragland Davis
- Nancy Goldman Nossal
- Nerida Wilson
- Pamela Silver
- Patricia J. Johnson
- Rhonda Voskuhl
- Ruth Sager
- Sarah Spiegel (biologist)
- Sheue-yann Cheng
- Susan Ferro-Novick
- Susan Lindquist
- Suzanne Eaton
- Thea Tlsty
- Tracy Bale
- Virginia Minnich
- Yimon Aye
Biologists from California
- Adriana Briscoe
- Alan Rockefeller
- Alphonse Dochez
- Amos Arthur Heller
- Arthur Cronquist
- Barbara J. Meyer
- Carol W. Greider
- Earyn McGee
- Helen Sharsmith
- Ira J. Condit
- Jennifer Loros
- Jonathan Foster (musician)
- Katherine Ralls
- Laurence Madin
- Lisa Levin
- Margaret Hamilton Storey
- Marion Griswold Grey
- Patricia J. Johnson
- Rosa Smith Eigenmann
- Sam Hinton
- Serra Hoagland
- Theanne Griffith
Davis Senior High School (California) alumni
- Butterscotch (performer)
- Carol W. Greider
- Cole Stratton
- Craig Wilson (water polo)
- DJ Shadow
- Dave Scott (triathlete)
- David Daleiden
- Davis Senior High School (California)
- Denise Curry
- Eric Beavers
- Fiona O'Keeffe
- Gabe Newell
- Gina Miles
- Hasan Minhaj
- Ian Adamson (adventure racer)
- Jalil Anibaba
- Jason Fisk
- Koosha Toofan
- Malachi Davis
- Michael Franti
- Nate Boyden
- Nick Watney
- Paul Scheuring
- Paul Wulff
- Peter Siebold
- Ron Bryant
- Sam Reynolds
- Simen Guttormsen
- Thretton Palamo
- Tony Cline Jr.
- Tony Fields
- Tucker Fisk
Richard-Lounsbery Award laureates
- Alfred G. Gilman
- André Capron
- Bert Vogelstein
- Bonnie Bassler
- Brigitte Kieffer
- Carol W. Greider
- Catherine Dulac
- Cornelia Bargmann
- Daniel Louvard
- Denis Le Bihan
- Douglas A. Melton
- Elaine Fuchs
- Elliot Meyerowitz
- François Cuzin
- Gérard Karsenty
- Günter Blobel
- Harold M. Weintraub
- Henri Korn
- Hopi Hoekstra
- Jacques Glowinski
- Jacques Pouysségur
- James Rothman
- Jay Shendure
- Jean-Louis Mandel
- Jean-Pierre Changeux
- John Kuriyan
- Joseph L. Goldstein
- Karl Deisseroth
- Marc Kirschner
- Martin Gellert
- Martin Rodbell
- Maxime Schwartz
- Michael Stuart Brown
- Miroslav Radman
- Pardis Sabeti
- Pascale Cossart
- Philip Leder
- Philippe Ascher
- Pierre Chambon
- Richard Axel
- Stanley B. Prusiner
- Tom Maniatis
- Xiaodong Wang (biochemist)
Scientists with dyslexia
- Ann Brown
- Annie Antón
- Beryl Benacerraf
- Carol W. Greider
- Cathy Drennan
- Colin Murdoch
- David Allen Patterson
- David Moher
- Diane Swonk
- Don Francis
- Donald S. Coffey
- Edward Buckler
- Edward Hallowell (psychiatrist)
- Eugene Landy
- Ferdinand Piëch
- Florence Pat Haseltine
- Flossie Donnelly
- George Church (geneticist)
- Hans Rosling
- Hazel Hill
- Helen B. Taussig
- Jack Horner (paleontologist)
- Jacques Dubochet
- Jean Paton
- John B. Goodenough
- John Berry (zoologist)
- Lauretta Bender
- Louis B. Rosenberg
- Louis Pasteur
- Maggie Aderin-Pocock
- Megan McCubbin
- Milton H. Erickson
- Naoisé O'Reilly
- Neil Hall
- Orna Berry
- Paul McKenna
- Pete Conrad
- Peter Saville (psychologist)
- Rachel O'Reilly
- Sara Rankin
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_W._Greider
Also known as Carol Greider.
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