Christiane Nusslein-Volhard
- January 9, 2024
- Biologist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Christiane Nusslein-Volhard |
| Occupation | Biologist |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 20, 1942(1942-10-20) |
| Age | 82 |
| Birthplace | Magdeburg |
| Country | Germany |
| Birth City | Saxony-Anhalt |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Christiane Nusslein-Volhard Biography
| Name | Christiane Nusslein-Volhard |
| Birthday | Oct 20 |
| Birth Year | 1942 |
| Place Of Birth | Magdeburg |
| Home Town | Saxony-Anhalt |
| Birth Country | Germany |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Parents | Rolf Volhard, Brigitte Volhard |
Christiane Nusslein-Volhard is one of the most popular and richest Biologist who was born on October 20, 1942 in Magdeburg, Saxony- Anhalt, Germany.
Christiane Nusslein-Volhard Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Biologist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Christiane Nusslein-Volhard is one of the richest Biologist from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Christiane Nusslein-Volhard 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
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Facts & Trivia
Franco Ranked on the list of most popular Biologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Christiane Nusslein-Volhard celebrates birthday on October 20 of every year.
What did Christiane nusslein Volhard discovery?
In 1988, Nüsslein-Volhard identified the first described morphogen, a protein coded by the gene bicoid in flies. In 1995, along with Eric F. Wieschaus and Edward B. Lewis, she received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of genes that establish the body plan and segmentation in Drosophila.
What did Christiane nusslein Volhard do?
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and Eric Wieschaus studied the development of fruit flies and, around 1980, succeeded in identifying and classifying the 15 genes that direct the cells to form a new fly.
Is Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard alive?
Nüsslein-Volhard married in the mid-1960s while studying at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, but divorced soon and did not have any children. She lives in Bebenhausen, Germany.
What is something that nusslein Volhard and Wieschaus discovered about
pattern formation in Drosophila?
Using Drosophila Nüsslein-Volhard and Wieschaus were able to identify and classify a small number of genes that are of key importance in determining the body plan and the formation of body segments. Lewis investigated how genes could control the further development of individual body segments into specialized organs.
What is the Heidelberg screen?
Abstract. In large-scale mutagenesis screens performed in 1979-1980 at the EMBL in Heidelberg, we isolated mutations affecting the pattern or structure of the larval cuticle in Drosophila. The 600 mutants we characterized could be assigned to 120 genes and represent the majority of such genes in the genome.