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Victor Ambros

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Victor Ambros
Born (1953-12-01) December 1, 1953 (age 71)
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, PhD)
Known forDiscovery of microRNA
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
InstitutionsM.I.T. Center for Cancer Research (1975–1976)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1976–1979)
Harvard University (1985–1992)
Dartmouth College (1992–2001)
Dartmouth Medical School (2001–2007)
University of Massachusetts Medical School (2008–)
ThesisThe protein covalently linked to the 5'-end of poliovirus RNA (1979)
Doctoral advisorDavid Baltimore
Websiteumassmed.edu/ambroslab/

Victor R. Ambros (born December 1, 1953) is an American developmental biologist. He discovered the first known microRNA (miRNA). He is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Ambros received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Gary Ruvkun in 2024 for their research on microRNA.[1]

References

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  1. "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2024". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved October 7, 2024.