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Andrew Zachary Fire (born April 27, 1959) is an American biologist and professor of pathology and of genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Craig C. Mello, for the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi).
In 1989, Fire was appointed as a regular staff member at the Carnegie, with his group continuing to develop DNA transformation technology and collaborating on a number of studies to understand the molecular basis of gene activation in muscle cells.
Andrew Z. Fire (born April 27, 1959, Stanford, Calif., U.S.) is an American scientist, who was a corecipient, with Craig C. Mello, of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2006 for discovering a mechanism for controlling the flow of genetic information.
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Andrew Z. Fire. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2006. Born: 27 April 1959, Stanford, CA, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA. Prize motivation: “for their discovery of RNA interference - gene silencing by double-stranded RNA”.
Oct 2, 2006 · Americans Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello won the Nobel Prize in Medicine Monday for discovering a way to turn off the effect of specific genes.
Oct 2, 2006 · Fire, a Stanford professor of pathology and genetics, shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Craig Mello for their work on gene silencing by double-stranded RNA. Their findings opened up a new field of research and potential applications for human health.
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