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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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
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Academics
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Academic
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Born 1950 · age 76