Robert Weinberg

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academic author cancer biologist human molecular biologist

Robert Weinberg is a prominent American cancer biologist best known for his pioneering work on oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, which helped establish the molecular basis of cancer.

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Robert A. Weinberg 3
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instanceOf academic ⓘ
author ⓘ
cancer biologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
molecular biologist ⓘ
academicDiscipline biology ⓘ
cancer research ⓘ
awardReceived Canada Gairdner International Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
Keio Medical Science Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ
National Medal of Science ⓘ
Wolf Prize in Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
employer Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
familyName Weinberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork cancer biology ⓘ
molecular biology ⓘ
oncogenes ⓘ
oncology ⓘ
tumor suppressor genes ⓘ
genre scientific literature ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
hasContribution elucidation of hallmarks of cancer at the molecular level ⓘ
identification of genes that drive cancer development ⓘ
influenced modern cancer biology ⓘ
knownFor co-discovery of the first human oncogene RAS ⓘ
discovery of the first tumor suppressor gene RB1 ⓘ
helping establish the molecular basis of cancer ⓘ
pioneering work on oncogenes ⓘ
pioneering work on tumor suppressor genes ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
surface form: National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research NERFINISHED ⓘ
name Robert Weinberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableStudent many leading cancer researchers ⓘ
notableWork The Biology of Cancer NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation professor ⓘ
researcher ⓘ
scientist ⓘ
writer ⓘ
researchFocus cell cycle regulation in tumorigenesis ⓘ
genetic alterations in cancer ⓘ
molecular mechanisms of cancer ⓘ
workplace Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research NERFINISHED ⓘ

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James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award → hasNotableRecipient → Robert Weinberg ⓘ
Weinberg → hasNotableBearer → Robert Weinberg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Robert A. Weinberg
MIT Center for Cancer Research → notableDirector → Robert Weinberg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Robert A. Weinberg
MIT Center for Cancer Research → notableResearcher → Robert Weinberg ⓘ
this entity surface form: Robert A. Weinberg