Biography
Jack William Szostak FRS (born November 9, 1952) [ 2 ] is a Canadian American [ 3 ] biologist of Polish British descent, Nobel Prize laureate, university professor at the University of Chicago , former professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School , and Alexander Rich Distinguished Investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital , Boston . Szostak has made significant contributions to the field of genetics . His achievement helped scientists to map the location of genes in mammals and to develop techniques for manipulating genes. His research findings in this area are also instrumental to the Human Genome Project . He was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine , along with Elizabeth Blackburn and Carol W. Greider , for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres . Fields: Biochemistry, Genetics, Synthetic biology, Bioengineering Education: McGill University BSc Cornell University PhD
About the Lasker Award
The Lasker Awards have been awarded annually since 1946 to living persons who have made major contributions to medical science or who have performed public service on behalf of medicine. They are administered by the Lasker Foundation, founded by advertising pioneer Albert Lasker and his wife Mary Woodard Lasker (a medical research activist). The awards are sometimes referred to as "America's Nobels."
Quick Facts
- Award: Lasker Award - Basic Medical Research
- Added: 2026-02-07
- Source: Wikipedia
- Established: 1946
- Presented by: Lasker Foundation