James E. Darnell

James E. Darnell
James E. Darnell
	James E. Darnell receiving the 2002 National Medal of Science
Born	September 9, 1930; Columbus, Mississippi
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	University of Mississippi (B.A., 1951); Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (M.D., 1955) [1];
Known for	Original discovery of RNA processing in eukaryotes.; Determined how extracellular proteins (cytokines) stimulates nuclear gene expression.;
Awards	Albany Medical Center Prize (2012)[2]; Albert Lasker Special Achievement Award (2002); National Medal of Science (2002)[3]; Canada Gairdner International Award (1986)[4]
	Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Developmental Biology;
Institutions	The Rockefeller University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Columbia University;

James Edwin Darnell Jr. (born September 9, 1930 - Columbus, Mississippi)[5] is an American biologist who made significant contributions to RNA processing and cytokine signaling and is author of the cell biology textbook Molecular Cell Biology.

In 2004, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Since 2013, Darnell has been listed on the Advisory Council of the National Center for Science Education.[6]

Awards

1999 Dickson Prize
1999 Cancer Research Institute William B. Coley Award
2002 National Medal of Science[7]
2002 Albert Lasker Special Achievement Award
2010 Hope Funds Award in Basic Research
2012 Albany Medical Center Prize

References

Strong, Colby (June 11, 1990). "People: James E. Darnell, Jr., Is Appointed Chief Academic Officer At Rockefeller University". The Scientist. 4 (12).
"'Towering Figures' in Cell Research to Share Albany Medical Center Prize". Albany Medical Center. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
"President's National Medal of Science, James E. Darnell". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
"Canada Gairdner International Award Recipient James E. Darnell MD". Gairdner Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
Laureates of the 2002 National Medal of Science
"Advisory Council". ncse.com. National Center for Science Education. Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
National Science Foundation - The President's National Medal of Science

External links

Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology (James Darnell's Lab at The Rockefeller University)[1]

"Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology". The Rockefeller University. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

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[thescientist-1] Strong, Colby (June 11, 1990). "People: James E. Darnell, Jr., Is Appointed Chief Academic Officer At Rockefeller University". The Scientist. 4 (12).

[AMC-2] "'Towering Figures' in Cell Research to Share Albany Medical Center Prize". Albany Medical Center. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

[NSF-3] "President's National Medal of Science, James E. Darnell". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

[Gairdner-4] "Canada Gairdner International Award Recipient James E. Darnell MD". Gairdner Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

[5] Laureates of the 2002 National Medal of Science

[6] "Advisory Council". ncse.com. National Center for Science Education. Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2018-10-30.

[7] National Science Foundation - The President's National Medal of Science

[RU-Darnell-8] "Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology". The Rockefeller University. Retrieved 12 February 2015.