Jennifer Doudna

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Nobel laureate academic biochemist human scientist

Jennifer Doudna is an American biochemist best known as a co-inventor of the CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing technology, which has revolutionized genetic research and biotechnology.

Aliases (3)

Jennifer A. Doudna ×2
Doudna ×1
Jennifer Doudna (honorary doctorate, not student) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel laureate → academic → biochemist → human → scientist →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts → PhD in biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology →
awardReceived	Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences → Canada Gairdner International Award → Gruber Genetics Prize → Japan Prize → Kavli Prize in Nanoscience → Nobel Prize in Chemistry →
coAuthor	Samuel H. Sternberg →
coInvented	CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing method →
coInventedWith	Emmanuelle Charpentier →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
educatedAt	Harvard University → Pomona College →
employer	University of California, Berkeley →
familyName	Doudna →
fieldOfWork	CRISPR research → biochemistry → genetics → genome editing → molecular biology →
givenName	Jennifer →
hasResearchInterest	RNA interference → RNA structure → bacterial immune systems → ribozymes →
knownFor	co-invention of CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing technology → pioneering work in RNA biology → structural studies of CRISPR-Cas systems →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America → Royal Society →
notablePublication	A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution →
notableWork	development of programmable CRISPR-Cas9 system for genome editing in vitro → public advocacy on ethical use of gene editing →
occupation	biochemist → molecular biologist → university professor →
placeOfBirth	Washington, D.C. →
positionHeld	professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley → professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley →
sexOrGender	female →
workLocation	Berkeley, California →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Emmanuelle Charpentier →	collaboratedWith
Jennifer Doudna ("Doudna") →	familyName
Uppsala University ("Jennifer Doudna (honorary doctorate, not student)") →	hasNotableAlumnus
L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science →	hasNotableLaureate
Nobel Prize in Chemistry ("Jennifer A. Doudna") →	notableLaureate
Harvey Prize →	notableRecipient
Peter B. Dervan ("Jennifer A. Doudna") →	notableStudent