An Interview with Rudolf Jaenisch, recipient of the 2007 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science

Dr. Rudolf Jaenisch is the recipient of the 2007 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science.

Dr. Jaenisch is Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a founding member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, where he established the Human Stem Cell Facility in 2005. Dr. Jaenischs pioneering work leading to the creation of transgenic mice has earned him numerous international awards and recognition, including the first Peter Gruber Prize in Genetics (2001), the Robert Koch Prize for Excellence in Scientific Achievement (2002), the Charles Rodolphe Brupbacher Foundation Cancer Award (2003), and the Max-Delbrück Medal for Molecular Medicine (2006). Dr. Jaenisch was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 2003.

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