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Anita Goel

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Anita Goel
Born
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
MIT
Stanford University
Known forMolecular motors
Nanobiophysics
Nanotechnology
Scientific career
FieldsPhysicist
Physician
InstitutionsHarvard University
Doctoral advisorDudley Robert Herschbach

Anita Goel (Hindi: अनीता गोयल) is a physicist and physician in the United States. She is globally recognized for her pioneering research in nano biophysics, particularly for the study of molecular mechanics behind the reading and writing of information in DNA.

Education

Goel received a PhD in physics from Harvard University, where she was mentored by Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach. Her thesis was entitled Single Molecule Dynamics of Motor Enzymes Along DNA. She received a BS in physics with honors and distinction from Stanford University, where her mentor was Nobel laureate Steven Chu. She also holds an M.D. from the Harvard–MIT Joint Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST).[1][2][3]

Notes

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  2. ^ "2005 Young Innovators Under 35". Technology Review. 2005. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  3. ^ Dr. Anita Goel - Studying DNA Using Physics[permanent dead link]