Roger Y. Tsien
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Roger Y. Tsien was an American biochemist who made groundbreaking discoveries in how scientists can visualize and track molecules and cells in living organisms, most famously developing green fluorescent protein technology. His innovations transformed biological and medical research by enabling researchers to see cellular processes in real time, earning him a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008.
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- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 76,845x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 38,972x
- An Integrative Model of Organizational Trust
· 1995 · cited 27,880x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,517x
- Radiotherapy plus Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide for Glioblastoma
· 2005 · cited 18,369x
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Roger Yonchien Tsien (Chinese: 錢永健; February 1, 1952 – August 24, 2016) was an American biochemist. He was a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 for his discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, in collaboration with organic chemist Osamu Shimomura and neurobiologist Martin Chalfie. Tsien was also a pioneer of calcium imaging.
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1952 births2016 deathsAlumni of Churchill College, CambridgeAmerican biochemistsAmerican fellows of the Royal SocietyAmerican Nobel laureatesAmerican people of Chinese descentAmerican scientists of Asian descentFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesForeign members of the Royal SocietyHarvard College alumniHoward Hughes Medical Investigators