Rudolf Jaenisch | |
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 Jaenisch in 2003 | |
| Born | April 22, 1942 Wölfelsgrund, Germany (now Międzygórze, Poland) |
| Citizenship | German |
| Alma mater | University of Munich (M.D., 1967) |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry Genetics Medicine |
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| Academic advisors | Arnold Levine |
| Website | wi |
Rudolf Jaenisch (born on April 22, 1942) is a Professor of Biology at MIT and a founding member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.[1] He is a pioneer of transgenic science, in which an animal’s genetic makeup is altered. Jaenisch has focused on creating genetically modified mice to study cancer, epigenetic reprogramming and neurological diseases.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Founders". Archived from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ Li, E.; Bestor, T. H.; Jaenisch, R. (1992). "Targeted mutation of the DNA methyltransferase gene results in embryonic lethality". Cell. 69 (6): 915–926. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(92)90611-F. PMID 1606615. S2CID 19879601.
- ^ "Rudolf Jaenisch". Whitehead Institute. Retrieved September 17, 2014.[1]
- ^ Rudolf Jaenisch's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)