Shoukhrat Mitalipov

Shoukhrat Mitalipov
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Almaty.obl Tastykara village, Kazakh SSR, USSR
NationalityUyghur
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materTimiryazev Agricultural Academy Research Centre of Medical Genetics
Scientific career
InstitutionsUtah State University, Oregon Health and Science University
Doctoral studentsNuria Martí Gutiérrez

Shoukhrat Mitalipov (ShoKHRAHT Mee-tuhl-EE-pov, Russian: Шухрат Музапарович Миталипов;[1] born 1961)[2] is an American biologist who heads the Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy at the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.[3] He is a well known pioneer of many nuclear transplantation studies and was named in 2013 by journal Nature as "the cloning chief".[citation needed] Mitalipov is also a godfather of a gene therapy, known as mitochondrial replacement therapy, that prevents inheritance of mitochondrial diseases. He discovered a new way of creating human stem cells from skin cells.[3][4]

  1. ^ Ученый из Казахстана первый в мире создал обезьяну-мутанта – новости науки | Tengrinews (in Russian)
  2. ^ Tavernise, Sabrina (March 17, 2014). "His Fertility Advance Draws Ire". The New York Times. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Moore, Elizabeth Armstrong (September 17, 2014). "Splice of Life". Willamette Week. p. 12. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  4. ^ "About Us". Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy. Retrieved March 4, 2015.