Jack Szostak

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:McGill_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Albert_Lasker_Award_for_Basic_Medical_Research
gptkb:Gairdner_Foundation_International_Award
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkb:Heineken_Prize_for_Biochemistry_and_Biophysics
gptkbp:birthDate 1952-11-09
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Jack_William_Szostak
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England,_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:degree gptkb:PhD
BSc
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Raymond_Wu
gptkbp:education gptkb:McGill_University
gptkbp:field genetics
molecular biology
origin of life
gptkbp:hasPhD gptkb:Cornell_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jack Szostak
gptkbp:knownFor origin of life research
artificial chromosomes
telomeres
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:nobelLaureateField Physiology or Medicine
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith gptkb:Carol_Greider
gptkb:Elizabeth_Blackburn
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 2009
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Andrew_Ellington
gptkb:Gerald_Joyce
gptkb:Irene_Chen
gptkb:Niles_Lehman
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professor
biologist
gptkbp:researchInterest gptkb:RNA_world_hypothesis
prebiotic chemistry
protocells
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Claudia_Szostak
gptkbp:thesisTitle Studies on the structure and function of yeast mitochondrial DNA
gptkbp:thesisYear 1977
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:Harvard_Medical_School
gptkb:Howard_Hughes_Medical_Institute
gptkb:Massachusetts_General_Hospital
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:David_Bartel
gptkb:Jennifer_Doudna
gptkb:Pontifical_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Rockefeller_Foundation
gptkb:Deutsche_Akademie_der_Naturforscher_Leopoldina
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4