Martin Chalfie | |
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 Chalfie in 2018 | |
| Born | Martin Lee Chalfie[1] January 15, 1947 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, PhD) |
| Known for | Green fluorescent protein |
| Spouse | Tulle Hazelrigg[2] |
| Awards | E. B. Wilson Medal (2008) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2008) Golden Goose Award (2012) Foreign Member of the Royal Society (2018) Lomonosov Gold Medal (2018) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurobiology |
| Institutions | Columbia University Laboratory of Molecular Biology University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | Regulation of catecholamine biosynthesis and secretion in a rat pheochromocytoma (1977) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert L. Perlman |
| Website | biology |
Martin Lee Chalfie (born January 15, 1947) is an American scientist. He is University Professor at Columbia University.[3] He shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Osamu Shimomura and Roger Y. Tsien "for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP".[4] He holds a PhD in neurobiology from Harvard University.
- ^ Chalfie, Martin Lee (1977). "Regulation of Catecholamine Biosynthesis and Secretion in a Rat Pheochromocytoma".
- ^ Smith, Adam (October 8, 2008). "Interview". The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008. nobelprize.org. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ^ The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008 Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Website of the Nobel Prize committee.