Alexander Varshavsky
Alexander Jacob Varshavsky (Russian: Александр Яковлевич Варшавский; born November 8, 1946) is a Russian-American biochemist, noted for his discovery of the N-end rule of ubiquitination. A native of Moscow,[1] he is currently researching at Caltech.
Alexander Varshavsky | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alexander Jacob Varshavsky November 8, 1946 |
| Occupation | biochemist |
| Known for | N-end rule of ubiquitination |
In 2014 he was awarded the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his work.[2]
References
- ↑ Who's who in the West: A Biographical Dictionary of Noteworthy Men and Women of the Pacific Coast and the Western States. 2001. ISBN 9780837909325.
- ↑ "Laureates: 2014". Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
Other websites
- The Official Site of Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize
- Caltech bio Archived May 24, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- The Gotham prize Archived December 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine