Thomas Cech
American chemist, biochemistry professor · United States · On the map · Scientists · Born 1947 · age 78
Thomas Robert Cech is an American chemist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Sidney Altman for their discovery of the catalytic properties of RNA.
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2016Fellow of the AACR AcademyAward2010Honorary Doctor of Harvard UniversityAward2007Othmer Gold MedalAward1995National Medal of ScienceAward1989Nobel Prize in ChemistryAward1988Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical ResearchAwardCanada Gairdner International AwardAwardDr H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and BiophysicsAwardLouisa Gross Horwitz PrizeAwardRosenstiel AwardAward1987NAS Award in Molecular BiologyAward1986Newcomb Cleveland PrizeAward1985Guggenheim FellowshipAwardPfizer Award in Enzyme ChemistryAward1947Born8 December 1947
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Born 1947 · age 78
