Robert A. Martienssen
| Robert A. Martienssen | |
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| Fields | Plant Biology and Molecular Biology |
| Institutions | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | Sir David Baulcombe |
| Known for | Plant biology and epigenetics |
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Website http://www.cshl.edu/Faculty/Rob-Martienssen.html | |
Robert 'Rob' A. Martienssen is a geneticist and a plant biologist. Dr. Martienssen is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute–Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation investigator.[1] He is also a professor at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.[2]
Biography
Dr. Martienssen received his PhD in 1986 from University of Cambridge under the guidance of Sir David Baulcombe.
Notable Honors and awards
- Blaise Pascal International Research Chair, Paris
- Pasteur Fellow in Residence, Institut Pasteur, Paris
- Newcomb-Cleveland Prize, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Breakthrough of the Year, Science, 2002
- Kumho Science International Award in Plant Molecular Biology
- Demerec-Kaufmann-Holländer Fellow in Developmental Genetics
- elected member of European Molecular Biology Organization
References
- ↑ "Robert A. Martienssen, PhD | HHMI.org". Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ "CSHLRob Martienssen". www.cshl.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
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