Andrew Fire | |
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 Fire in 2008 | |
| Born | Andrew Zachary Fire April 27, 1959 Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | RNA interference |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Pathology, genetics |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University Stanford University MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology |
| Thesis | In vitro transcription studies of adenovirus (1983) |
| Doctoral advisor | Phillip Allen Sharp |
| Notable students | Jenny Hsieh |
Andrew Zachary Fire (born April 27, 1959) is an American biologist and professor of pathology and of genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Craig C. Mello, for the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi). This research was conducted at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and published in 1998.