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Also known as Howard Robert Horvitz, H. R. Horvitz, Robert Horvitz, R. Horvitz, Horvitz, Robert Horovitz, Howard Robertus Horvitz

American biologist

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H. Robert Horvitz is a scientist affiliated with the Department of Biology at MIT. Born on May 8, 1947, he has authored five works, including "Biomedical Consulting Agreements" and "Connecting with Companies." His publications also include abstracts from meetings on Programmed Cell Death in 1995 and 1997, as well as a 1985 meeting on *C. elegans*.

Horvitz has received recognition from several prestigious organizations. He is included in the Royal Society collection, the American Academy Arts Sciences collection, and the Nobel Laureates collection. Additionally, he is recognized in the Nobel Medicine collection. His academic profile notes an Erdős number of 4.

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Person · Open Library

Works
5

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  • Biomedical Consulting Agreements
  • Abstracts of papers presented at the 1995 Meeting on Programmed Cell Death
  • Abstracts of papers presented at the 1997 Meeting on Programmed Cell Death
  • Abstracts of papers presented at the 1985 meeting on C. elegans
  • Connecting with Companies

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Key facts

Born
Howard Robert Horvitz , ( 1947-05-08 ) May 8, 1947 (age 79) , Chicago , Illinois, U.S.
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( BS ) Harvard University ( PhD )
Known for
Apoptosis research
Spouse
Martha Constantine-Paton
Awards
NAS Award in Molecular Biology (1988) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2002) Gruber Prize in Genetics (2002) Wiley Prize (2002)
Fields
Biology
Institutions
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thesis
Modifications of the host RNA polymerase induced by coliphage T4 (1974)
Doctoral advisors
Walter Gilbert , James D. Watson
Notable students
Michael Hengartner Gary Ruvkun Yishi Jin Junying Yuan
Website
web .mit .edu /horvitz /www /

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine2002

    for their discoveries concerning genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death

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Official website

Horvitz Lab Website

web.mit.edu

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Encyclopedic overview

Howard Robert Horvitz ForMemRS NAS AAA&S APS NAM (born May 8, 1947) is an American biologist whose research on the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans was awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, together with Sydney Brenner and John E. Sulston, whose "seminal discoveries concerning the genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death" were "important for medical research and have shed new light on the pathogenesis of many diseases".

Early life and education

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