Charles David Allis
American molecular biologist (1951–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Charles David Allis (March 22, 1951 – January 8, 2023) was an American molecular biologist, and the Joy and Jack Fishman Professor at the Rockefeller University. He was also the Head of the Laboratory of Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics, and a professor at the Tri-Institutional MD–PhD Program (the other two institutions being the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine).[4]
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Charles David Allis | |
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Born | (1951-03-22)March 22, 1951[1] |
Died | January 8, 2023(2023-01-08) (aged 71)[1] |
Education | University of Cincinnati (BSc) Indiana University (MSc, PhD) |
Known for | Research of histone modifications |
Awards | Canada Gairdner International Award Japan Prize Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Gruber Prize in Genetics Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research Albany Medical Center Prize |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Epigenetics |
Institutions | Rockefeller University University of Virginia University of Rochester Baylor College of Medicine |
Thesis | Isolation and characterization of pole cells and polar granules from embryos of Drosophila melanogaster (1978) |
Doctoral advisor | Anthony Mahowald[3] |
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