Prestigious prize honors Mass General scientist for role in discovery of telomerase, enzyme that protects chromosome tips
 | Jack W. Szostak, PhD – 2009 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Jack W. Szostak, PhD, of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department of Molecular Biology and Harvard Medical School has been named a recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work predicting and then discovering telomerase, an enzyme that builds and maintains the protective caps at the tips of chromosomes. Read the full news release
Left: Jack W. Szostak, PhD; Photo by Jussi Puikkonen |
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- Nobel Foundation announcement
- Message from Jeffrey S. Flier, MD, Harvard Medical School Dean
- National Institutes of Health news release
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences statement
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- Learn more about the Szostak Lab's work at Mass General's Center for Computational and Integrative Biology
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