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Carol W. Greider
The scientist who co-discovered telomerase, the enzyme that maintains the protective ends of chromosomes.
Telomerase paper · Nobel Prize
- Born
- 15 April 1961
- Birthplace
- United States
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Carol W. Greider
Carol W. Greider investigates how cells preserve chromosome ends. Her discovery with Elizabeth Blackburn opened new approaches to understanding ageing, cancer and inherited disease.
Early life
California
Grew up in Davis in an academic family.
Biology studies
Studied at UC Santa Barbara before doctoral research at Berkeley.
Career
- 1984
Graduate discovery
Detected telomerase activity in Blackburn’s laboratory.
- 1988
Independent laboratory
Joined Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- 1997
Johns Hopkins
Moved to the university to continue chromosome research.
- 2020
California faculty
Moved to the University of California, Santa Cruz, as a professor of molecular biology.
Contributions
Telomerase paper
Published the enzyme’s discovery with Blackburn.
Nobel Prize
Shared the medicine prize with Blackburn and Jack Szostak.
UC Santa Cruz
Joined the university’s faculty.
Beyond the lab
Dyslexia
Has described learning strategies developed while growing up with dyslexia.
Research culture
Has advocated for basic science and more inclusive scientific careers.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Nobel Prize — biography and research ↗Photo: Christopher Michel. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
