Elizabeth Blackburn

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biologist
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Melbourne
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
gptkb:Lasker_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1948-11-26
gptkbp:bornIn Hobart,_Tasmania,_Australia
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contributedTo Biochemistry
Cancer biology
Evolutionary biology
Developmental biology
Molecular genetics
Stem cell research
Cellular senescence
Aging research
Genomic stability
Telomere biology
gptkbp:employees gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Francisco
gptkbp:field molecular biology
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Elizabeth_Helen_Blackburn
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Doctor_of_Science,_University_of_California,_San_Francisco
Doctor_of_Science,_University_of_Cambridge
Doctor_of_Science,_University_of_Melbourne
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elizabeth Blackburn
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Carl_Sagan
gptkb:Richard_Dawkins
gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Stephen_Jay_Gould
gptkb:Gregory_Pincus
gptkbp:influences Cell Biology
Genetics
Molecular_Biology
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Lise_Meitner
gptkb:Francis_Crick
gptkb:James_Watson
gptkb:Barbara_McClintock
gptkb:Rosalind_Franklin
gptkbp:knownFor telomere research
discovering the enzyme telomerase
discovering the role of telomeres in aging
gptkbp:nationality American
Australian
gptkbp:researchContribution Cancer research
Mechanisms of cellular aging
Understanding of chromosome protection
gptkbp:researchFocus telomeres
telomerase
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:John_M._W._Blackburn