Birth · 9 November 1952
Jack Szostak and chromosome protection
Born in London on 9 November 1952, Jack Szostak investigates fundamental mechanisms of life. The 2009 Nobel Prize recognised work on protecting the ends of chromosomes.[1]
Credit and rights
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- 1972
He earned a degree in cell biology at McGill University.[2]
- 1977
He completed a biochemistry doctorate at Cornell.[2]
- 1979
After two years of research at Cornell, he joined Harvard.[2]
- 2009
He shared the Nobel Prize with Elizabeth Blackburn and Carol Greider.[2]
- 2021
The University of Chicago announced his appointment for 2022 and a programme devoted to the origins of life.[3]
Contributions to medicine
Documented anecdotes
A training ground for researchers
Jennifer Doudna was a graduate student in his laboratory before sharing the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, a connection recalled by the University of Chicago.[3]
Documentary sources
- Jack Szostak — R.T. Major Lecture Series
University of Connecticut
- Cornell alumnus Jack Szostak shares 2009 Nobel Prize
Cornell University
- Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Jack Szostak to join University of Chicago faculty
University of Chicago