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Something wrong?Francisco Juan Martínez Mojica is a Spanish molecular biologist and microbiologist at the University of Alicante in Spain. He is known for his discovery of repetitive, functional DNA sequences in bacteria which he named CRISPR. These were later developed into the first widespread genome editing tool, CRISPR-Cas9.
A life in dates
2025Career SCB AwardAward2021honorary doctor of the University of Madrid ComplutenseAward2019honorary doctorateAwardhonorary doctorate of the University of MurciaAward2018honorary doctor of the University of ValenciaAward2017Albany Medical Center PrizeAwardBBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge AwardAwardhonorary doctorate of the Polytechnic University of ValenciaAward2016King James I Prize for ResearchAwardSpanish National Team of ScienceAward1963Born5 October 1963
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Awards
In common with Francisco
Margarita SalasBoth received King James I Prize for Research
Paul De GrauweBoth received honorary doctor of the University of Valencia
Valentín Fuster CarullaBoth received honorary doctor of the University of Madrid ComplutenseSuzanne CoryBoth received EMBO Membership
Bradley EfronBoth received BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Janet RowleyBoth received Albany Medical Center PrizeAbout this person
Country
Spain
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
living
Dates
Born 1963 · age 63
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