Mary-Claire King

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:advocatesFor use of DNA in human rights investigations
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gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Lasker_Award
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Gruber_Prize_in_Genetics
gptkbp:birthDate 1946-02-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Emily_King
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Allan_Wilson
gptkbp:fieldOfWork cancer research
genetics
human rights
gptkbp:helpedIdentify disappeared children in Argentina
gptkbp:honoraryDegree gptkb:Brandeis_University
gptkb:Brown_University
gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Duke_University
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:Smith_College
gptkb:University_of_Haifa
gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkb:Weizmann_Institute_of_Science
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkb:University_of_Buenos_Aires
gptkb:University_of_Massachusetts_Medical_School
gptkb:Mount_Sinai_School_of_Medicine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mary-Claire King
gptkbp:knownFor human rights advocacy
discovery of BRCA1 gene
genetics of breast cancer
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Carlos_Bustamante
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professor
gptkb:researchers
biologist
gptkbp:researchInterest forensic genetics
genetic analysis of human populations
genetic basis of breast and ovarian cancer
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Robert_Waterston
gptkbp:thesisTitle Evolution at two levels in humans and chimpanzees
gptkbp:thesisYear 1973
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_Washington
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gptkb:University_of_Washington
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