Gregg L. Semenza
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Gregg L. Semenza is the C. Michael Armstrong professor of pediatrics, radiation oncology, biological chemistry, medicine, and oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He serves as the director of the vascular program at the Institute for Cell Engineering.[1] He is a 2016 recipient of the Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research.[2] He is known for his discovery of HIF-1, which allows cancer cells to adapt to oxygen-poor environments.[3]
He studied beta thalassemia while doing his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania.[3]
Awards
- 2016, Lasker Award
- 2014, Wiley Prize
- 2012, Elected to the Institute of Medicine
- 2012, The Scientific Grand Prize of the Lefoulon-Delalande Foundation[4]
- 2012, Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award, American Society for Clinical Investigation
- 2010, Gairdner Foundation International Award
- 2008, Elected Member of the National Academy of Sciences
- 2008, Elected Member of the Association of American Physicians
- 2000, E. Mead Johnson Award for Research in Pediatrics, Society for Pediatric Research
- 1995, Elected Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation
- 1989, Lucille P. Markey Scholar Award in Biomedical Science, Markey Trust
References
- ^ "Gregg L. Semenza, M.D., Ph.D."
- ^ Foundation, Lasker. "Oxygen sensing – an essential process for survival - The Lasker Foundation". The Lasker Foundation.
- ^ a b "Johns Hopkins geneticist Gregg Semenza wins Lasker Award for insights into how cells sense oxygen". 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Gregg L. Semenza". Institut de France. Grands Prix des Fondations. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
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