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Aziz Sancar

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Aziz Sancar (born 8 September 1946) is a Turkish-American molecular biologist specializing in DNA repair, cell cycle checkpoints and the circadian clock. In 2015 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Tomas Lindahl and Paul Modrich for their mechanistic studies of DNA repair.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1946 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1946-09-08 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 Aziz Sancar (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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1. Aziz Sancar (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Aziz Sancar (Turkish: [aˈziz ˈsandʒaɾ]; born 8 September 1946) is a Turkish-American molecular biologist specializing in DNA repair, cell cycle checkpoints, and circadian clock.
  • Infobox (birth-date)
    (1946-09-08) 8 September 1946 (age 79)
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    (1946-09-08) 8 September 1946 (age 79)
  • Works In: Chemistry, Lead section, 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
    In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Tomas Lindahl and Paul L. Modrich for their mechanistic studies of DNA repair.
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Tomas Lindahl (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • 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: Paul Modrich, 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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