Martin Chalfie

Martin Chalfie
Chalfie in 2018
Born
Martin Lee Chalfie[1]

(1947-01-15) January 15, 1947 (age 77)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationHarvard University (BA, PhD)
Known forGreen fluorescent protein
SpouseTulle Hazelrigg[2]
AwardsE. 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
FieldsNeurobiology
InstitutionsColumbia University
Laboratory of Molecular Biology
University of Cambridge
ThesisRegulation of catecholamine biosynthesis and secretion in a rat pheochromocytoma (1977)
Doctoral advisorRobert L. Perlman
Websitebiology.columbia.edu/people/chalfie

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.

  1. ^ Chalfie, Martin Lee (1977). "Regulation of Catecholamine Biosynthesis and Secretion in a Rat Pheochromocytoma".
  2. ^ Smith, Adam (October 8, 2008). "Interview". The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008. nobelprize.org. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  3. ^ The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008 Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Website of the Nobel Prize committee.