Andrew Fire

Andrew Zachary Fire (born April 27, 1959) is an American biologist and professor of pathology and of genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Craig C. Mello, for the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi). This research was conducted at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and published in 1998.

Andrew Fire
Born
Andrew Zachary Fire

(1959-04-27) April 27, 1959
Palo Alto, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known forRNA interference
Awards
  • Meyenburg Prize (2002)
  • NAS Award in Molecular Biology (2003)
  • Wiley Prize (2003)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2004)
  • Massry Prize (2005)
  • Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2006)
  • EMBO Member (2010)
Scientific career
FieldsPathology, genetics
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins University
Stanford University
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Doctoral advisorPhillip Allen Sharp
Notable studentsJenny Hsieh
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