Mario Capecchi
Molecular geneticist and Nobel laureate · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1937 · age 89
Mario Ramberg Capecchi is an Italian-born American molecular geneticist and a co-awardee of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering a method to create mice in which a specific gene is turned off, known as knockout mice. He shared the prize with Martin Evans and Oliver Smithies.
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2015AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer ResearchAward2007Gabbay AwardAwardNobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineAward2006Clarivate Citation LaureatesAward2005March of Dimes Prize in Developmental BiologyAward2002Massry PrizeAwardWolf Prize in MedicineAward2001Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical ResearchAwardNational Medal of ScienceAward1997Franklin MedalAward1996Kyoto Prize in Basic SciencesAward1994Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. PrizeAward1993Canada Gairdner International AwardAward1992Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience ResearchAward1937Born6 October 1937
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He is currently Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics and Biology at the University of Utah School of Medicine.
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Born 1937 · age 89
