John B. Gurdon Profession: Developmental biologist Nationality: English Biography: 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Induced pluripotent stem cell Born: October 2, 1933 Birthplace: Dippenhall, Hampshire, England Age: 89 years old Generation: Silent Generation Chinese Zodiac: Rooster Star Sign: Libra Historical Events 2012-10-08 John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka win the 2012 Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on reprogramming end stage cells to become pluripotent Famous Biologists Brian Kobilka Francis Crick Ivan Pavlov Marie Francois Xavier Bichat Peter Agre Rosalind Franklin
Brian Kobilka
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Marie Francois Xavier Bichat
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