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Elizabeth Helen Blackburn, AC FRS FAA FRSN (born 26 November 1948) is an Australian-American Nobel laureate who is the former president of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. In 1984, Blackburn co-discovered telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes the telomere, with Carol W. Greider.
Elizabeth Blackburn is an Australian-born biochemist who discovered the structure and function of telomeres and telomerase. She shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2009 with Jack Szostak and Carol Greider for their work on chromosome protection.
Elizabeth Blackburn (born November 26, 1948, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) is an Australian -born American molecular biologist and biochemist who was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with American molecular biologist Carol W. Greider and American biochemist and geneticist Jack W. Szostak, for her discoveries elucidat...
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Elizabeth Blackburn has evolved from a self-described “lab rat” to an explorer in the realms of health and public policy. She discovered the molecular structure of telomeres and co-discovered the enzyme telomerase, essential pieces in the puzzle of cellular division and DNA replication.
Learn about the life and work of Elizabeth Blackburn, a biochemist who shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine for her discovery of telomerase and its role in aging. Read about her childhood in Tasmania, her education in Australia and England, and her research on telomeres and cancer.
Professor Emerita at UCSF, Elizabeth H. Blackburn is a leader in telomere and telomerase research. She discovered the molecular nature of telomeres and co-discovered the enzyme that maintains them, and has won many prestigious awards, including the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Elizabeth Blackburn is a Nobel laureate and a Salk nonresident fellow who studies telomeres and telomerase. She has also served in various scientific and public policy roles, including the President's Council of Bioethics and the American Society for Cell Biology.
