Andrew Fire
American biologist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1959 · age 67
Andrew Zachary Fire is an American biologist and professor of pathology and of genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Craig C. Mello, for the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi).
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2014Fellow of the AACR AcademyAward2006Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineAwardPaul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter PrizeAward2005Canada Gairdner International AwardAwardMassry PrizeAward2004Dr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and BiophysicsAwardRosenstiel AwardAward2003NAS Award in Molecular BiologyAward2002Genetics Society of America MedalAwardMeyenburg PrizeAward1959Born27 April 1959
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This research was conducted at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and published in 1998.
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Born 1959 · age 67
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