Alfred G. Knudson Jr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Genetics
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Francisco
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Francisco
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Fox_Chase_Cancer_Center
gptkbp:award gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkbp:birth_date 1922-01-09
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Understanding of cancer development
gptkbp:death_date 2016-07-10
gptkbp:field gptkb:Genetics
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:Oncology
Epidemiology
Molecular genetics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alfred G. Knudson Jr.
gptkbp:influenced molecular biology
cancer genetics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Hermann_Joseph_Muller
gptkbp:invention Two-hit hypothesis
gptkbp:known_for Knudson hypothesis
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Robert_A._Weinberg
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:researchers
gptkbp:research_areas gptkb:Public_health
Cancer biology
Cancer research
Cancer therapy
Cancer treatment
Cancer epidemiology
Cancer prevention
Genetic epidemiology
Health disparities
Cancer immunology
Cancer stem cells
Genetic counseling
Cancer biomarkers
Clinical genetics
Genomic medicine
Cancer screening
Translational medicine
Cancer metabolism
Cancer genetics
Cancer genomics
Cancer therapeutics
Cancer survivorship
Public health genetics
Genetic risk assessment
Cancer cell biology
Cancer bioinformatics
Cancer microenvironment
Cancer signaling pathways
Molecular epidemiology
gptkbp:research_focus Genetic predisposition to cancer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Knudson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lasker_Prize
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6