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Harvard University, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
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牛 Ox
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Susan Lindquist: American geneticist (1949-2016).
Born in Chicago (died at age 67).
20 awards including Albany Medical Center Prize.
Studied at Harvard University.
AWARDS (20)
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Albany Medical Center Prize
WON
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Dickson Prize in Medicine
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E. B. Wilson Medal
WON
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FASEB Excellence in Science Award
WON
Biography
Susan Lee Lindquist, ForMemRS was an American professor of biology at MIT specializing in molecular biology, particularly the protein folding problem within a family of molecules known as heat-shock proteins, and prions. Lindquist was a member and former director of the Whitehead Institute and was awarded the National Medal of Science in 2010.
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