Martin J. Evans
Martin J. Evans
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007
Nobel co-recipients: Mario R. Capecchi, Oliver Smithies
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<b.Name: Sir Martin J. Evans
Birth: 1 January 1941, Stroud, United Kingdom
Institution: Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Award: “for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells.”
Portion of Cash: 1/3
Prize: “for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells.”
Nobel Prize Cash & Philanthropy
Martin Evans stated that he would use part of the Noble Prize money to pay off the mortgage on a house he was constructing. He would use the rest of the money for his three children; perhaps to help too, with their own houses.