Rate Professor Carol Greider

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, University of California, Berkeley, 1987; B.A. in Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1983.

Research Interests: Telomeres and telomerase, their role in chromosome stability, aging, and cancer. Investigates mechanisms of telomere maintenance and cellular senescence.

Appointments: Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University; Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics.

Awards: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2009) for the discovery of telomerase; Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (2006); National Academy of Sciences member.

Publications: Key works include 'Identification of a Specific Telomere Terminal Transferase Activity in Tetrahymena Extracts' (Cell, 1985).

Additional Contributions: Advocates for women in science; serves on advisory boards for major scientific organizations.