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Fred Gage

American geneticist · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1950 · age 76

Fred "Rusty" Gage is an American geneticist known for his discovery of stem cells in the adult human brain.

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2011International Prize by Fyssen FoundationAward2008Keio Medical Science PrizeAward2007Clarivate Citation LaureatesAward1999Max Planck Research AwardAward1998Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Neuropsychiatric ResearchAward1993Dana Award for Pioneering Achievement in Health and EducationAward1990Neuronal Plasticity PrizeAward1950Born5 October 1950

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International Prize by Fyssen Foundation2011
Keio Medical Science Prize2008
Clarivate Citation Laureates2007
Max Planck Research Award1999
Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Neuropsychiatric Research1998
Dana Award for Pioneering Achievement in Health and Education1993
Neuronal Plasticity Prize1990
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Gage is a former president (2018-2023) of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, where he holds the Vi and John Adler Chair for Research on Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disease and works in the Laboratory of Genetics.

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United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
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Living
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Born 1950 · age 76