James E. Darnell

James E. Darnell
James E. Darnell
Born	September 9, 1930 (age 93); Columbus, Mississippi
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	University of Mississippi (B.A., 1951); Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (M.D., 1955) ;
Known for	Original discovery of RNA processing in eukaryotes.; Determined how extracellular proteins (cytokines) stimulates nuclear gene expression.;
Awards	Albany Medical Center Prize (2012); Albert Lasker Special Achievement Award (2002); National Medal of Science (2002); Canada Gairdner International Award (1986)
	Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Developmental Biology;
Institutions	The Rockefeller University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Columbia University;

James Edwin Darnell Jr. (born September 9, 1930 - Columbus, Mississippi)^[5] is an American biologist who made significant contributions to RNA processing and cytokine signaling and is author of the cell biology textbook Molecular Cell Biology.

In 2004, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Since 2013, Darnell has been listed on the Advisory Council of the National Center for Science Education.^[6]

Awards

1999 Dickson Prize
1999 Cancer Research Institute William B. Coley Award
2002 National Medal of Science^[7]
2002 Albert Lasker Special Achievement Award
2010 Hope Funds Award in Basic Research
2012 Albany Medical Center Prize

References

^ "'Towering Figures' in Cell Research to Share Albany Medical Center Prize". Albany Medical Center. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
^ "President's National Medal of Science, James E. Darnell". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
^ "Canada Gairdner International Award Recipient James E. Darnell MD". Gairdner Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
^ Strong, Colby (June 11, 1990). "People: James E. Darnell, Jr., Is Appointed Chief Academic Officer At Rockefeller University". The Scientist. 4 (12).
^ Laureates of the 2002 National Medal of Science
^ "Advisory Council". ncse.com. National Center for Science Education. Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
^ National Science Foundation - The President's National Medal of Science

External links

Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology (James Darnell's Lab at The Rockefeller University)[1]

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^ "Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology". The Rockefeller University. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

[AMC-1] "'Towering Figures' in Cell Research to Share Albany Medical Center Prize". Albany Medical Center. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

[NSF-2] "President's National Medal of Science, James E. Darnell". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

[Gairdner-3] "Canada Gairdner International Award Recipient James E. Darnell MD". Gairdner Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

[thescientist-4] Strong, Colby (June 11, 1990). "People: James E. Darnell, Jr., Is Appointed Chief Academic Officer At Rockefeller University". The Scientist. 4 (12).

[5] Laureates of the 2002 National Medal of Science

[6] "Advisory Council". ncse.com. National Center for Science Education. Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2018-10-30.

[7] National Science Foundation - The President's National Medal of Science

[RU-Darnell-8] "Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology". The Rockefeller University. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

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