Sydney Brenner

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biologist
gptkbp:advocatesFor scientific integrity
scientific collaboration
open access to scientific research
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Salk_Institute_for_Biological_Studies
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Lavoisier_Medal
gptkb:University_of_Cape_Town
gptkb:Cecil_Award
PhD
Royal Medal
gptkbp:awards 2002
gptkbp:birthDate 1927-01-01
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:John_Sulston
gptkb:Robert_Horvitz
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:the_Human_Genome_Project
understanding of gene regulation
the genetic code
understanding of apoptosis
understanding of genetic mutations
understanding of genetic inheritance
gptkbp:diedIn 2019-04-05
gptkbp:field genetics
gptkbp:founder gptkb:MRC_Laboratory_of_Molecular_Biology
gptkbp:hasAwards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
gptkbp:historicalResearch C. elegans as a model organism
C._elegans_genetics
C._elegans_neurobiology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sydney Brenner
gptkbp:influence scientific research methodologies
gptkbp:influenced molecular biology
biotechnology
cell biology
research ethics
neuroscience
biomedical research
evolutionary biology
molecular genetics
genomic research
biological sciences
developmental genetics
gptkbp:inspiration future generations of scientists
gptkbp:involved C. elegans research community
gptkbp:knownFor research_on_C._elegans
gptkbp:legacy pioneering work in genetics
gptkbp:nationality South_African
gptkbp:publishedBy The C. elegans genome
The Genetics of Caenorhabditis elegans
The role of RNA in protein synthesis
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:Molecular_Biology_of_the_Cell
The Worm Book
gptkbp:receives gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Foreign_Member_of_the_Royal_Society
Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
Honorary_Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:researchFocus developmental biology
gptkbp:researchInterest genetic mapping
gptkbp:servedIn advisory boards
editor for scientific journals
director_of_the_Salk_Institute
president_of_the_Genetics_Society
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Miriam_Brenner
gptkbp:taught gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Diego