John F. Atkins
Irish geneticist and professor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Atkins is a research professor at University College Cork and a member of the Royal Irish Academy since 2003.[2][3] Atkins was the first Irish national to be elected as a member of the EMBO Organization.[4] In 2002 Science Foundation Ireland appointed Atkins as its first Director of Biotechnology.[4] Atkins is also an honorary Professor of Genetics at his alma mater Trinity College, Dublin.[5]
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John F. Atkins | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Irish |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland) |
Known for | Recoding, RNA World, Genetic Code |
Awards | Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal Award in 2007[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Molecular genetics, RNA biology |
Institutions | University College Cork (Ireland), University of Utah, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
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