Jennifer Anne Doudna (born February 19, 1964) is an American biochemist who has pioneered work in CRISPR gene editing, and made other fundamental contributions in biochemistry and genetics. In 2020, Doudna and French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of a method for genome editing.
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Jennifer Anne Doudna ForMemRS (born February 19, 1964) is an American biochemist who has pioneered work in CRISPR gene editing, and made other fundamental contributions in biochemistry and genetics.
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Jennifer Anne Doudna (1964-02-19) February 19, 1964 (age 62) Washington, D.C., U.S.
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Jennifer Anne Doudna (1964-02-19) February 19, 1964 (age 62) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Works In: Chemistry, Lead section, 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
She received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, with Emmanuelle Charpentier, "for the development of a method for genome editing."
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She was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 2016. In 2017, Doudna was
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She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2002, the American Academy of Arts a
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In 2020, Charpentier and American biochemist Jennifer Doudna of the University of California, Berkeley, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of a method for genome editing" (through CRISPR).
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