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English
Education
Darwin College, Janet Clarke Hall, University High School, University of Cambridge
Zodiac Sign
♐ Sagittarius
Chinese Zodiac
鼠 Rat
Name Origin
English < Ancient Greek < Biblical Hebrew (אֱלִישֶׁבַע)
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Elizabeth Blackburn: Australian-born American biological researcher.
Born in Hobart (age 77).
20 awards including AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Award for Outstanding Basic Cancer Research.
Elizabeth Blackburn has 1 credits in our database.
Studied at Darwin College.
Filmography (1)
AWARDS (20)
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AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Award for Outstanding Basic Cancer Research
WON
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ASCB Public Service Award
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Albany Medical Center Prize
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Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
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Biography
Elizabeth Helen Blackburn 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. For this work, she was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, sharing it with Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak, becoming the first Australian woman Nobel laureate.
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Elizabeth Blackburn is 77 years old, born on .
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Elizabeth Blackburn was born in Hobart.
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Elizabeth Blackburn has 1 credits in our database. Notable titles include Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare (2012).
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