Andrzej Tarkowski | |
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| Born | Andrzej Krzysztof Tarkowski 4 May 1933 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 23 September 2016 (aged 83) |
| Citizenship | Polish |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Known for | Mammalian embryos, Mouse chimeras |
| Awards | Albert Brachet Prize (1980)[1] Embryo Transfer Pioneer Award (1991)[2] Japan Prize (2002) Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (2013) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Embryology, animal genetics |
Andrzej Krzysztof Tarkowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈan.dʐɛj tarkɔfski]; 4 May 1933 – 23 September 2016) was a Polish embryologist[3] and a professor at Warsaw University.[4] He is best known for his pioneering researches on embryos and blastomeres, which have created theoretical and practical basis for achievements of biology and medicine of the twentieth century – in vitro fertilization, cloning and stem cell discovery. In 2002 Tarkowski with Anne McLaren won the Japan Prize for their discoveries concerning the early development of mammalian embryos.[5]