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Elizabeth Helen Blackburn (Hobart, 26 de novembro de 1948) é uma Australiana-Americana, laureada com um prêmio Nobel, e foi Presidente do Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
19 de jul. de 2021 · No texto de hoje para a categoria “Mulheres Nobeis“ aqui no Ciência Pelos Olhos Delas, trago a trajetória e pesquisa de Elizabeth H. Blackburn, ganhadora do Prêmio Nobel de Fisiologia ou Medicina de 2009.
Elizabeth Helen Blackburn, AC FRS FAA FRSN (born 26 November 1948) is an Australian-American Nobel laureate who is the former president of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. In 1984, Blackburn co-discovered telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes the telomere, with Carol W. Greider.
Elizabeth Blackburn is an Australian-born biochemist who discovered the structure and function of telomeres and telomerase. She shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2009 with Jack Szostak and Carol Greider for their work on chromosome protection.
Elizabeth Blackburn has evolved from a self-described “lab rat” to an explorer in the realms of health and public policy. She discovered the molecular structure of telomeres and co-discovered the enzyme telomerase, essential pieces in the puzzle of cellular division and DNA replication.
Learn about the life and work of Elizabeth Blackburn, a biochemist who shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine for her discovery of telomerase and its role in aging. Read about her childhood in Tasmania, her education in Australia and England, and her research on telomeres and cancer.
Biologist Elizabeth Blackburn shares her Nobel Prize-winning discovery of telomerase, an enzyme that affects cell aging. Watch her TED Talk to learn more about her research and how we might have more control over aging than we think.
