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Andrew W Murray

Molecular Genetics researcher

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About Andrew W Murray

Andrew W Murray was a researcher, molecular biologist and evolutionary biologist.

Andrew Wood Murray is a British-born American evolutionary biologist known for his research on budding yeast. He is the Herchel Smith Professor of Molecular Genetics and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor at Harvard University. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2000 and to the National Academy of Sciences in 2014. In 2020, he was appointed as the director of the Rowland Institute at Harvard and officially retired from his position in 2026.

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Important facts

Education
Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, University of California, San Francisco
Employers
Harvard University
Awards
Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Also known as
Andrew Murray, Andrew W. Murray, Murray AW, Andrew Wood Murray, A. W. Murray

Frequently asked questions

Who was Andrew W Murray?

Molecular Genetics researcher

What was Andrew W Murray's occupation?

Andrew W Murray was a researcher, molecular biologist and evolutionary biologist.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Andrew W Murray

· Wikidata: Q89649024

· DBpedia: Andrew W. Murray

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