H. Robert Horvitz
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H. Robert Horvitz is an American biologist renowned for his pioneering work on the genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death in the nematode C. elegans, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| H. Robert Horvitz canonical | 4 |
| Robert Horvitz | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine
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biologist ⓘ geneticist ⓘ human ⓘ molecular biologist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gairdner Foundation International Award
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Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology NERFINISHED ⓘ National Medal of Science ⓘ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| familyName | Horvitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
developmental biology
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genetics ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ neurobiology ⓘ |
| givenName |
H.
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Robert ⓘ |
| hasResearchModelOrganism | Caenorhabditis elegans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
discoveries concerning genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death
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research on Caenorhabditis elegans ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Philosophical Society ⓘ Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Biology NERFINISHED ⓘ McGovern Institute for Brain Research NERFINISHED ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeCategory | Physiology or Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobelPrizeFor | discoveries concerning genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death ⓘ |
| notableWork |
genetic control of programmed cell death in Caenorhabditis elegans
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genetic regulation of organ development in Caenorhabditis elegans ⓘ |
| occupation |
biologist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| researchSubject |
Caenorhabditis elegans
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apoptosis ⓘ neural development ⓘ organ development ⓘ programmed cell death ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sharesNobelPrizeWith |
John E. Sulston
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Sydney Brenner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
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Robert Horvitz