Mario R. Capecchi Ph.D.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007
Nobel prize also awarded to Sir Martin J. Evans and Oliver Smithies
National Medal of Science - Biological Sciences 2001

Molecular Geneticist. Introduced specific gene modifications in mice by using embryonic stem cells. Gene Targeting, Homeobox Genes, Development, Behavior.

Mother incarcerated as political prisoner, Germany. "At age 4Â½, I set off on my own, living in streets, orphanages; joining gangs of homeless children; generally hungry. Vivid recollections, brutal beyond description."

Books

Title

The Power of Inquiry: A Tribute to Mario Capecchi, Ph. D., University of Utah Geneticist and Nobel Laureate

Authors:

Susan Sample, Sean Graff

Publisher:

Office of Public Affairs, University of Utah Health Sciences, 2008

Length:

24 pages

Chapter by Dr. Mario R. Capecchi, Human Germline Gene Therapy; How and Why. Pages 31-42

Title

Engineering the Human Germline : An Exploration of the Science and Ethics of Altering the Genes We Pass to Our Children: An Exploration of the Science and Ethics of Altering the Genes We Pass to Our Children

Editors:

Science Technology and Society Program UCLA Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life Gregory Stock Director, John Campbell Professor of Neurobiology UCLA School of Medicine

Publisher:

Oxford University Press, 2000

ISBN:

0195350936, 9780195350937

Length:

192 pages

Subjects:

Medical Genetics

Title

Blazing a genetic trail: families and scientists join in seeking the flawed genes that cause disease

Authors:

Maya Pines, Howard Hughes Medical Center

Publisher:

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1991

Length:

56 pages

Summary:

Presents "Blazing a Genetic Trail," an electronic publication of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Includes articles pertaining to genetics and hereditary diseases. Contains articles about the Human Genome Project, cystic fibrosis (CF), DNA and genetic disorders, mutations, inherited diseases, the use of mice in genetic research, and other items. Offers access to introductory information on genetics and a glossary.

Title

Molecular genetics of early Drosophila and mouse development
Banbury report
Current communications in molecular biology
A Banbury Center meeting

Author:

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Editor:

Mario R. Capecchi

Edition:

Illustrated

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory press, 1989

ISBN:

0879693398, 9780879693398

Length:

141 pages

Subjects:

Science, Developmental genetics, Molecular Genetics, Drosophila

Title

On the Mechanism of Suppression and Polypeptide Chain Initiation

Author:

Mario Ramberg Capecchi

Dissertation:

Ph. D. Harvard University, 1967

Title

Finding Our Place: 100 Memorable Adoptees, Fostered Persons, and Orphanage Alumni

Author:

Nikki McCaslin

Contributors:

Richard Uhrlaub, Marilyn Grokzky

Edition:

Illustrated

Publisher

Greenwood Press, 2009

ISBN:

0313342709, 9780313342707

Length:

363 Pages

Subjects:

Adoptees,Foster children, Orphans,Biography

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Name: Mario Ramberg Capecchi Ph.D.
Birth: 6 October 1937, Verona, Italy
Institution: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Award: "for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells"
Subject: Genetics
Portion of cash: 1/2
National Medal of Science - Biological Sciences 2001
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