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Jennifer Doudna

Chemistry

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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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1964 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1964-02-19 1
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Additional Source Emmanuelle Charpentier (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates

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Chemistry, Disciplines
Additional Source Jennifer Doudna (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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  • Lead section (entity-description)
    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.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    Jennifer Anne Doudna (1964-02-19) February 19, 1964 (age 62) Washington, D.C., U.S.
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    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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Emmanuelle Charpentier (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAssociated With: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Lead section, 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
Quote, Associated With: Emmanuelle Charpentier, Lead section, 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry co-laureates
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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