Olke C. Uhlenbeck

O. C. Uhlenbeck
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Harvard University
Known forRNA synthesis from synthetic templates, RNA-protein interactions, RNA Biochemistry
Spouse
(m. 1965⁠–⁠1976)
FatherGeorge Uhlenbeck
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
Biophysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois
University of Colorado
Northwestern University
Doctoral advisorPaul Doty

Olke C. Uhlenbeck is a Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder[1] and at Northwestern University.[2][3]

His research group has led to many breakthroughs in RNA biochemistry, including the enzymatic synthesis of RNAs from synthetic DNA templates using T7 RNA polymerase.[4][better source needed] Olke was a founding member of the RNA Society.[5] His father was theoretical physicist George Uhlenbeck.

  1. ^ "Faculty". 21 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Northwestern University Department of Molecular Biosciences The Uhlenbeck Lab Research". groups.molbiosci.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  3. ^ "Olke C. Uhlenbeck". Northwestern University. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  4. ^ Milligan, John F.; Groebe, Duncan R.; Witherell, Gary W.; Uhlenbeck, Olke C. (1987). "Oligoribonucleotide synthesis using T7 RNA polymerase and synthetic DNA templates". Nucleic Acids Research. 15 (21): 8783–98. doi:10.1093/nar/15.21.8783. PMC 306405. PMID 3684574.
  5. ^ "An Imperfect Account of the Founding of the RNA Society". The RNA society.