Mario Capecchi

Who is this?

Mario Ramberg Capecchi (born October 6, 1937) is an Italian-born American molecular geneticist and a co-awardee of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering a method to create mice in which a specific gene is turned off, known as knockout mice. He shared the prize with Martin Evans and Oliver Smithies. He is currently Distinguished Professor of Human Genetics and Biology at the University of Utah School of Medicine.

Career

1. 1937
   Born
2. 1993
   Won Canada Gairdner International Award
3. 2001
   Won Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
4. 2001
   Won National Medal of Science
5. 2002
   Won Wolf Prize in Medicine
6. 2007
   Won Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
7. Member of National Academy of Sciences
8. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
9. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Verona
• •Citizenship: United States
• •Known as: biologist, geneticist, inventor, university teacher