Gary Ruvkun

Gary Ruvkun
Born
Gary Bruce Ruvkun

(1952-03-26) March 26, 1952 (age 74)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (AB)
Harvard University (PhD)
Awards
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts General Hospital
ThesisThe molecular genetic analysis of symbiotic nitrogen fixation (NIF) genes from rhizobium meliloti (1982)
Doctoral advisorFrederick Ausubel
Websiteruvkun.hms.harvard.edu

Gary Bruce Ruvkun (born 26 March 1952) is an American molecular biologist. He is a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School in Boston.

Ruvkun was elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2019.

Ruvkun was awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Victor Ambros for their discovery of microRNA.

References

  1. ↑ Nair, P. (2011). "Profile of Gary Ruvkun". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108 (37): 15043–5. Bibcode:2011PNAS..10815043N. doi:10.1073/pnas.1111960108. PMC 3174634. PMID 21844349.
  2. ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-10-07.