Jennifer Doudna
American biochemist and professor at the University of California, Berkeley. She was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, jointly with Emmanuelle Charpentier, for the development of the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology.
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CRISPR underwent years of validation across hundreds of independent laboratories, from the Doudna team's 2012 in vitro experimental paper to its demonstrated functionality in human cells in 2013.
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The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology was developed by Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier, who were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this work.
80%UnverifiedCRISPR underwent years of validation across hundreds of independent laboratories, from the Doudna team's 2012 in vitro experimental paper to its demonstrated functionality in human cells in 2013.
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