Sir John B. Gurdon Kt DPhil DSc FRS
Sir John B. Gurdon Kt DPhil DSc FRS
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012
Nobel co-recipient Shinya Yamanaka
Name: John Bertrand Gurdon
Birth: 2 October 1933, Dippenhall, United Kingdom
Institution: Gurdon Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Award: ” that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent”
Subject: genetics
Portion of cash: 1/2
Developmental Biologist. Mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent. Hobbies: Outdoor sports, mountaineering, travelling, but not theatre, music, reading.
At age15, damning school report: …he will not listen, but will insist in doing his work his own way…has ideas of becoming a Scientist…waste of time for him and teachers.
`Know Thyself
Vita
Journal Articles
History of Discovery
Patents: Sir John Gurdon has not patented his work
Books
Images
Bearing Gurdon’s Name
External Resources/Videos
Nobel Medal Cash and Charity
Videos
Nobel Lecture, “The egg and the nucleus: a battle for supremacy.” Aarhus Universitet
Interview with Nobelist Professor Sir John Gurdon. University of Cambridge
Conversations with History: John Gurdon. University of California Television (UCTV)
Sir John B. Gurdon Please bear in mind that there may be more than one person with same name