Carol W. Greider

Quick Facts

Full Name	Carol W. Greider
Occupation	Molecular Biologist
Date Of Birth	Apr 15, 1961(1961-04-15)
Age	63
Birthplace	San Diego
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aries

Carol W. Greider Biography

Carol W. Greider is one of the most popular and richest Molecular Biologist who was born on April 15, 1961 in San Diego, California, United States.

Greider was born in San Diego, California. Her father, Kenneth Greider, was a physics professor. Her family moved from San Diego to Davis, California, where she spent many of her early years and graduated from Davis Senior High School in 1979. She graduated from the College of Creative Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a B.A. in biology in 1983. During this time she also studied at the University of Göttingen and made significant discoveries there.

On December 25, 1984, Greider first obtained results indicating that a particular enzyme was likely responsible. After six months of additional research Greider and Blackburn concluded that it was the enzyme responsible for telomere addition. They published their findings in the journal Cell in December, 1985. The enzyme, originally called “telomere terminal transferase,” is now known as telomerase. Telomerase rebuilds the tips of chromosomes and determines the life span of cells.

Carol W. Greider Net Worth

Carol W. Greider is one of the richest Molecular Biologist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Carol W. Greider 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Carolyn Widney “Carol” Greider (born April 15, 1961) is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate. She is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Daniel Nathans Professor, and Director of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Johns Hopkins University. Greider will be joining the faculty at UC Santa Cruz as a distinguished professor of molecular, cell, and developmental (MCD) biology. She will begin her new position in October, 2020.

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During this time, Greider, in collaboration with Ronald A. DePinho, produced the first telomerase knockout mouse, showing that although telomerase is dispensable for life, increasingly short telomeres result in various deleterious phenotypes, colloquially referred to as premature aging. In the mid-1990s, Greider was recruited by Michael D. West, founder of biotechnology company Geron (now CEO of AgeX Therapeutics) to join the company’s Scientific Advisory Board and remained on the Board until 1997.

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Greider accepted a faculty position at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1997. Greider continued to study telomerase deficient mice and saw that her sixth generation of mice had become entirely sterile, but when mated with control mice the telomerase deficient mice were able to regenerate their telomeres. Greider continued to work on telomerase biochemistry, defining the secondary structure (2000) and template boundary (2003) of vertebrate telomerase RNA as well as analyzing the pseudoknot structure in human telomerase RNA (2005). In addition to working in Tetrahymena and mammalian systems, Greider also studied telomeres and telomerase in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, further characterizing the recombination-based gene conversion mechanism that yeast cells null for telomerase use to maintain telomeres (1999) (2001). Greider also showed that short telomeres elicit a DNA damage response in yeast (2003).

What did Carol W Greider discover?

After Elizabeth Blackburn and Jack Szostak discovered that telomeres have a particular DNA that prevents chromosomes from being broken down , Carol Greider, together with Blackburn, also discovered telomerase in 1984, which produces the telomeres’ DNA.

How did Carol Greider discover telomerase?

Discovery of telomerase While at Berkeley, Greider and Blackburn discovered how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase. Greider joined Blackburn’s laboratory in April 1984 looking for the enzyme that was hypothesized to add extra DNA bases to the ends of chromosomes.

What is Carol Grieder recognized for discovering in Tetrahymena?

She discovered telomerase, an enzyme that is key to the ageing process and the growth of cancer cells , and has major implications for medical research. Born in 1961 to two scientists, Carol Greider struggled at West Davis (California) Elementary School.

Which woman was famous for her study of telomeres '?

Elizabeth Blackburn has evolved from a self-described “lab rat” to an explorer in the realms of health and public policy. She discovered the molecular structure of telomeres and co-discovered the enzyme telomerase, essential pieces in the puzzle of cellular division and DNA replication.

Which of the following Nobel Laureates are dyslexic?

Nobel Prize Winner Carol Greider – Dyslexia | Dyslexic Advantage.