Jennifer Doudna Height, Weight, Religion, Net Worth, Age, Biography

By Tom Nichols

Tom Nichols, Content Moderator

Tom is an experienced quizmaster at The Famous Personalities. Tom is high-quality skilled at making quizzes that aren't handiest first rate thrilling however also like a fab adventure when you study them.

, Content Moderator

Approved & Edited by TFP Editorial Team

On The Famous Personalities, our editorial team is made up of a few different types of people. We have subject experts, trivia writers, Famous personality profile writers and quiz masters who create quizzes and write profiles for millions to take. They’ve authored over 2,000+ biographies and 1200+ quizzes, all taken by at least 1 million users. To make sure that everything is perfect, they are trained by our comprehensive guidelines and work around the clock.

> <

Jennifer Doudna (Jennifer Anne Doudna )

Last Updated: 19 Apr, 2024 | Views: 852

Age: 60

Profession: Scientist

Other Profession(s): Biochemist, Educator, Researcher

Famous For: Invention of Crispr Gene Editing

Higher Education: Pomona College (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD)

Jennifer Doudna Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth

19 Feb, 1964 (60 Years 09 Months 17 Days)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

Washington

Birth District

District Of Columbia

Birth Sign

Pisces

Religion

Christianity

Nationalities

American

Jennifer Doudna Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):

Jennifer A. Doudna is a well-known Biochemist and biophysicist Jennifer, was born in New York City. Doudna is renowned for her groundbreaking work in the area of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology. She is an Investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a Professor of Chemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley.

Jennifer A. Doudna Education:

Bachelor of Arts in Molecular Biology, summa cum laude, Harvard University, 1984

Doctor of Medicine (MD), Harvard Medical School, 1989

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biology, Harvard University, 1989

Jennifer A. Doudna Career:

1989–1992: University of Colorado Postdoctoral Fellow

1992–1997: Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado's Chemistry and Biochemistry Department

From 1997 to 2002: Professor at the University of Colorado's Chemistry and Biochemistry Department

Professor in the University of California, Berkeley's Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology since 2002

Since 2002, a researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Jennifer A. Doudna Invention/ Contributions:

Bacterial RNA-guided endonuclease mechanism discovered (CRISPR-Cas9)

Creation of the CRISPR-Cas9 system as a gene-editing tool

Numerous investigations into the workings of CRISPR-Cas9 and its uses

Numerous articles and patents have been issued in the area of gene editing technology.

Jennifer A. Doudna Awards and Honors:

Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, 2015

Japan Prize, 2016

Kavli Prize in Nanoscience, 2016

Jennifer Doudna Nobel prize: In 2020, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier shared the Chemistry Nobel Prize for creating the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique.