Eric F. Wieschaus
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Eric Francis Wieschaus (born June 8, 1947) is an American developmental biologist.
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Eric Francis Wieschaus | |
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Born | Eric Francis Wieschaus (1947-06-08)June 8, 1947[1] |
Nationality | American |
Known for | embryogenesis |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Developmental biology |
Institutions | Princeton University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
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A lot of Wieschaus' research focuses on embryogenesis in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and it specifically focuses on the patterning which occurs in the early Drosophila embryo.[1] In 1995, Wieschaus shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Edward B. Lewis "for their discoveries concerning the genetic control of early embryonic development".[1]