Martin Chalfie
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Martin Lee Chalfie (born January 15, 1947) is an American scientist. He is University Professor at Columbia University.[3] He shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Osamu Shimomura and Roger Y. Tsien "for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP".[4] He holds a PhD in neurobiology from Harvard University.
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Born | Martin Lee Chalfie[1] (1947-01-15) January 15, 1947 (age 77) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Citizenship | American |
Education | Harvard University (AB, PhD) |
Known for | Green fluorescent protein |
Spouse | Tulle Hazelrigg[2] |
Awards | E. B. Wilson Medal (2008) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2008) Golden Goose Award (2012) Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2018) Lomonosov Gold Medal (2018) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Neurobiology |
Institutions | Columbia University Laboratory of Molecular Biology University of Cambridge |
Thesis | Regulation of catecholamine biosynthesis and secretion in a rat pheochromocytoma (1977) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert L. Perlman |
Website | biology |
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