Carol W. Greider
1961
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Biography
Carol W. Greider is an American molecular biologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2009 for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase. She was born in 1961 in California and earned her Ph.D. in molecular biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Greider's groundbreaking research on telomeres has significantly advanced our understanding of aging, cancer, and genetic diseases.
Famous Quotes (5)
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We were racing to discover things that were not known before.
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By questioning, thinking critically and imagining, we can all contribute to making new discoveries.
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I was just excited about the science.
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Scientists need to be interested in the world around them.
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If you are doing something because you love it, you will work hard at it.