Jack W. Szostak

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jack W. Szostak
Occupation	Biologist
Date Of Birth	Nov 9, 1952(1952-11-09)
Age	72
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Scorpio

Jack W. Szostak Biography

Jack W. Szostak is one of the most popular and richest Biologist who was born on November 9, 1952 in London, England, United Kingdom.

Szostak grew up in Montreal and Ottawa. Although Szostak does not speak Polish, he stated in an interview with Wprost weekly that he remembers his Polish roots. He attended Riverdale High School (Quebec) and graduated at the age of 15 with the scholars prize. He graduated with a B.Sc in cell biology from McGill University at the age of 19. In 1970, as an undergraduate, he participated in The Jackson Laboratory’s Summer Student Program under the mentorship of Dr. Chen K. Chai. He completed his PhD in biochemistry at Cornell University (advisor Prof. Ray Wu) before moving to Harvard Medical School to start his own lab at the Sidney Farber Cancer Institute. He credits Ruth Sager for giving him his job there when he had little yet to show. In 1984 Howard Goodman recruited him to Massachusetts General Hospital and the Department of Molecular Biology. He was granted tenure and a full professorship at Harvard Medical School in 1988.

An organism’s genes are stored within DNA molecules, which are found in chromosomes inside its cells’ nuclei. When a cell divides, it is important that its chromosomes are copied in full, and that they are not damaged. At each end of a chromosome lies a “cap” or telomere, as it is known, which protects it. After Elizabeth Blackburn discovered that telomeres have a particular DNA, through experiments conducted on ciliates and yeast, she and Jack Szostak proved in 1982 that the telomeres’ DNA prevents chromosomes from being broken down,

Jack W. Szostak Net Worth

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

Jack William Szostak FRS (born November 9, 1952) is a Canadian American biologist of Polish British descent, Nobel Prize laureate, Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, and Alexander Rich Distinguished Investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Szostak has made significant contributions to the field of genetics. His achievement helped scientists to map the location of genes in mammals and to develop techniques for manipulating genes. His research findings in this area are also instrumental to the Human Genome Project. He was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Elizabeth Blackburn and Carol W. Greider, for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres.

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Ranked on the list of most popular Biologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jack W. Szostak celebrates birthday on November 9 of every year.