Michael W. Young
American geneticist, chronobiologist · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1949 · age 77
Michael Warren Young is an American biologist and geneticist. He has dedicated decades to research studying genetically controlled patterns of sleep and wakefulness within Drosophila melanogaster.
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2017Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineAward2013Shaw Prize in Life Science and MedicineAward2012Canada Gairdner International AwardAwardMassry PrizeAward2011Louisa Gross Horwitz PrizeAward2009Gruber Prize in NeuroscienceAward1949Born28 March 1949
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Born 1949 · age 77
