Elizabeth Helen Blackburn

Professor Elizabeth Helen Blackburn is an Honorary Fellow at Jesus College, University of Oxford. Her research focuses on telomere biology and telomerase, discoveries for which she received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (shared with Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak). She is renowned for identifying telomeres' role as protective chromosome caps and their maintenance via telomerase.

Key academic roles include serving as President of the American Society for Cell Biology (1998) and being elected to prestigious fellowships such as the Royal Society (1992) and the National Academy of Sciences (Foreign Associate, 1993). Her accolades include the Albert Lasker Award (2006) and recognition as one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People (2007).

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