Craig Mello
Craig Cameron Mello | |
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 Mello in 2014 | |
| Born | October 18, 1960 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Brown University (BS) Harvard University (PhD) |
| Known for | RNA interference |
| Awards | Wiley Prize (2003) NAS Award in Molecular Biology (2003) Massry Prize (2005) Gairdner Foundation International Award (2005) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2006) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biologist |
| Workplaces | University of Massachusetts Medical School |
Academic advisors | Nelson Fausto Susan Gerbi Ken Miller Frank Rothman Victor Ambros Daniel Stinchcomb |
Craig Cameron Mello (born October 18, 1960) is an American biologist and professor in the RNA Therapeutics Institute and Program for Molecular Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Andrew Z. Fire, for the discovery of RNA interference. This research was conducted at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and published in 1998. Mello has been a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator since 2000.