Mario R. Capecchi Ph.D.
Mario R. Capecchi Ph.D. 
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007
Nobel co-recipients: Sir Martin J. Evans and Oliver Smithies
National Medal of Science – Biological Sciences 2001
Name: Mario Ramberg Capecchi Ph.D.
Birth: 6 October 1937, Verona, Italy
Institution: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Award: “for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells”
Subject: Genetics
Mentor: James Watson
Portion of cash: 1/2
Molecular Geneticist. Introduced specific gene modifications in mice by using embryonic stem cells. Gene Targeting, Homeobox Genes, Development, Behavior.
Mother incarcerated as political prisoner, Germany. “At age 4½, I set off on my own, living in streets, orphanages; joining gangs of homeless children; generally hungry. Vivid recollections, brutal beyond description.”
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The President’s National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Title: Professor of Human Genetics
Affiliation: University of Utah School of Medicine
Gender: Male
Award Discipline: Biological Sciences
Award Year: 2001
Citation: “For his groundbreaking research which has revolutionized biomedical research and provided a powerful tool for understanding disease mechanisms and gene functions.”
Presented by President George W. Bush in a White House East Room ceremony on June 12, 2002.