Richard I. Morimoto
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Richard I. Morimoto is a Japanese American molecular biologist. He is the Bill and Gayle Cook Professor of Biology and Director of the Rice Institute for Biomedical Research at Northwestern University.[1]
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Richard I. Morimoto | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Illinois at Chicago The University of Chicago |
Known for | Protein folding Heat shock response Molecular chaperones Neurodegenerative diseases Proteostasis |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Molecular biology Biochemistry |
Institutions | Northwestern University |
Doctoral advisor | Murray Rabinowitz |
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