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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Cornell_University
gptkb:McGill_University
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Albert_Lasker_Award_for_Basic_Medical_Research
gptkb:Gairdner_Foundation_International_Award
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1952-11-09
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:London,_England
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gptkbp:citizenship
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gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor
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gptkb:Ray_Wu
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Massachusetts_General_Hospital
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gptkbp:field
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genetics
molecular biology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Jack William Szostak
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gptkbp:knownFor
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origin of life research
telomeres
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gptkbp:memberOf
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
gptkb:Canadian
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gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith
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gptkb:Carol_W._Greider
gptkb:Elizabeth_Blackburn
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gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear
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2009
discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase
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gptkbp:notablePublication
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Demonstration of telomere function in yeast
Synthesis of functional ribozymes
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gptkbp:notableStudent
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gptkb:Gerald_Joyce
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:professor
biologist
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gptkbp:researchInterest
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gptkb:RNA_world_hypothesis
artificial cells
origin of cellular life
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Marian_Szostak
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gptkbp:website
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https://szostaklab.com/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jack_Szostak
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