Stephen Elledge

Stephen Joseph Elledge[1]
Born (1956-08-07) August 7, 1956 (age 68)[2]
Paris, Illinois[2]
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BSc)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Known forCell cycle research
DNA repair research
SpouseMitzi Kuroda
AwardsNAS Award in Molecular Biology
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Genetics Society of America Medal
Dickson Prize
Canada Gairdner International Award
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
Gruber Prize in Genetics
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics
Molecular biology
InstitutionsHarvard University
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Stanford University
ThesisIdentification and characterization of genes involved in mutagenesis in Escherichia coli (1983)
Doctoral advisorGraham C. Walker

Stephen Joseph Elledge (born August 7, 1956) is an American geneticist. He is the current Gregor Mendel Professor of Genetics and of Medicine at the Department of Genetics of Harvard Medical School and in the Division of Genetics of the Brigham and Women's Hospital.[3][4] His research is focused on the genetic and molecular mechanisms of eukaryotic response to DNA damage and is known as the discoverer of the DNA damage response (DDR).

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  2. ^ a b "Oral history interview with Stephen J. Elledge". Science History Institute. August 18, 1995. Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Stephen J. Elledge, Ph.D". Harvard Medical School. February 10, 2023. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "People". Harvard Medical School. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.