Carol W. Greider

Carol W. Greider

Carolyn Widney Greider (born April 15, 1961) is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate.

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The Saga of Carol W. Greider

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Profile & Early Foundations

Carolyn Widney Greider (born April 15, 1961) is an American molecular biologist and Nobel laureate.

THE JOURNEY & BREAKTHROUGHS

She is a Distinguished Professor of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment

She is a Distinguished Professor of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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SUCCESS & ENDURING LEGACY

Greider discovered the enzyme telomerase in 1984, while she was a graduate student of Elizabeth Blackburn at the University of California, Berkeley.

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