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Victor Robert Ambros (born December 1, 1953) is an American developmental biologist of Polish descent who discovered the first known microRNA. He is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and completed both his undergraduate and doctoral studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ambros received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2024 for his research on microRNA.

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1953 1
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1953-12-01 1
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Gary Ruvkun, Scientists
Additional Source Victor Ambros (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine co-laureates

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Medicine, Disciplines
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1. Victor Ambros (Wikipedia)
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Victor Robert Ambros (born December 1, 1953) is an American developmental biologist of Polish descent, who discovered the first known microRNA (miRNA).
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1. Victor Ambros (Wikipedia)
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Victor Robert Ambros, December 1, 1953, Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.
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1. Victor Ambros (Wikipedia)
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Victor Robert Ambros, December 1, 1953, Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.
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1. Victor Ambros (Wikipedia)
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In 2024 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine with Gary Ruvkun "for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation".
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1. Victor Ambros (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAssociated With: Gary Ruvkun, Lead section, 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine co-laureates
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In 2024 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine with Gary Ruvkun "for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation".
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