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Victor Ambros is an American developmental biologist who studies how living organisms grow and develop. His work is important because it has helped scientists understand the fundamental biological processes that shape how creatures form and function.
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- Born
- Victor Robert Ambros , ( 1953-12-01 ) December 1, 1953 (age 72) , Hanover, New Hampshire , U.S.
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( BS , PhD )
- Known for
- Discovery of microRNA
- Awards
- Wolf Prize in Medicine (2014) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
- Fields
- Biology
- Institutions
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Cancer Research (1975–1976), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1976–1979), Harvard University (1985–1992), Dartmouth College (1992–2001), Dartmouth Medical School (2001–2007), University of Massachusetts Medical School (2008–present)
- Thesis
- The Protein Covalently Linked to the 5'-end of Poliovirus RNA (1979)
- Doctoral advisor
- David Baltimore
- Website
- Official website
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Victor Robert Ambros (born December 1, 1953) is an American developmental biologist of Polish descent, who discovered the first known microRNA (miRNA). He is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He completed both his undergraduate and doctoral studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ambros received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2024 for his research on microRNA.
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