William Kaelin | |
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 Kaelin in 2019 | |
| Born | November 23, 1957 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Duke University (BS, MD) |
| Spouse | Carolyn Scerbo |
| Awards | Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (2016) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Oncology |
| Institutions | Dana–Farber Cancer Institute Harvard University Howard Hughes Medical Institute[1] |
William G. Kaelin Jr. (born November 23, 1957) is an American Nobel laureate physician-scientist. He is a professor of medicine at Harvard University and the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute. His laboratory studies tumor suppressor proteins. In 2016, Kaelin received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and the AACR Princess Takamatsu Award.[2][3] He also won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2019 along with Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza.[4][5]
- ^ "William G. Kaelin, Jr., MD". Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "Dr. William G. Kaelin, Jr., to Receive 2016 Science of Oncology Award". asco.org. May 26, 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "About William Kaelin". Harvard University. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ Kolata, Gina; Specia, Megan (October 7, 2019). "Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Research on How Cells Manage Oxygen - The prize was awarded to William G. Kaelin Jr., Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza for discoveries about how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability". The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.