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Paul Modrich

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Paul Lawrence Modrich (born June 13, 1946) is an American biochemist, James B. Duke Professor of Biochemistry at Duke University and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, known for his research on DNA mismatch repair. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 jointly with Aziz Sancar and Tomas Lindahl.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1946 2
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1946-06-13 2
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Chemistry 1
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Additional Source Tomas Lindahl (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
Additional Source Tomas Lindahl (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates

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Chemistry, Disciplines
Additional Source Paul Modrich (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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1. Paul L. Modrich (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia 'Paul L. Modrich': stated occupation/field in article intro, checked 2026-09-27View the Source
2. Paul Modrich (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Paul Lawrence Modrich (born June 13, 1946) is an American biochemist, James B. Duke Professor of Biochemistry at Duke University and Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He is known for his research on DNA mismatch repair. Modrich received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015, jointly with Aziz Sancar and Tomas Lindahl.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Born: Paul Lawrence Modrich (1946-06-13) June 13, 1946 (age 80) Raton, New Mexico, U.S.
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: Paul Lawrence Modrich (1946-06-13) June 13, 1946 (age 80) Raton, New Mexico, U.S.
  • Works In: Chemistry, Lead section, 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
    Modrich received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015, jointly with Aziz Sancar and Tomas Lindahl.
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Tomas Lindahl (Wikipedia)
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  • Associated With: Tomas Lindahl, Lead section, 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
    In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with American chemist Paul L. Modrich and Turkish chemist Aziz Sancar for mechanistic studies of DNA repair.
  • Associated With: Aziz Sancar, Lead section, 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
    In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with American chemist Paul L. Modrich and Turkish chemist Aziz Sancar for mechanistic studies of DNA repair.
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