Mark Ptashne
American molecular biologist
About Mark Ptashne
Born 1940. Mark Ptashne is an American molecular biologist, university teacher, business executive and collector.
Mark Ptashne (born June 5, 1940, in Chicago) is a molecular biologist. He is the Ludwig Chair of Molecular Biology at Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
Ptashne grew up in Chicago.
The focus of his scientific career has been gene regulation.
In 1985, he was awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University. He won the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1997, and the Massry Prize from the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California in 1998. He has written popular books for a wider scientific audience, including his book Genes and Signals.
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American molecular biologist
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Mark Ptashne was born on 5 June 1940 in Chicago.
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Mark Ptashne is a molecular biologist, university teacher, business executive and collector.
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Mark Ptashne is American.
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