David R. Liu
American chemist · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1973 · age 53
David Ruchien Liu is an American molecular biologist, biochemist, and organic chemist who is the Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences at Harvard University and the Richard Merkin Professor at the Broad Institute.
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2025Breakthrough Prize in Life SciencesAward2022King Faisal International Prize in MedicineAward2020Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAward2018Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic ChemistryAward2017Nature's 10Award2006ACS Award in Pure ChemistryAward1973Born12 June 1973
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He is known as the pioneer of multiple genetic engineering techniques, including base editing, prime editing, and DNA-templated organic synthesis.
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Born 1973 · age 53
The same award as David
Stephen J. LippardBoth received Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry
George M. WhitesidesBoth received ACS Award in Pure Chemistry
Stuart SchreiberBoth received ACS Award in Pure Chemistry
Jaqueline BartonBoth received Ronald Breslow Award for Achievement in Biomimetic ChemistryPeter G. SchultzBoth received ACS Award in Pure ChemistryXiaowei ZhuangBoth received ACS Award in Pure Chemistry