Elizabeth Blackburn

Biography

Elizabeth Blackburn is a molecular biologist who discovered the molecular nature of telomeres — the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes — and co-discovered telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes them. This work revealed fundamental mechanisms of aging and cancer. She shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Carol Greider and Jack Szostak. Her research has opened vast new fields in aging biology, cancer research, and stress physiology. She served as President of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

伊丽莎白·布莱克本是一位分子生物学家，她发现了端粒——染色体末端保护帽——的分子本质，并共同发现了补充端粒的端粒酶。这项工作揭示了衰老和癌症的基本机制。她与卡罗尔·格雷德和杰克·绍斯塔克共同获得了2009年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖。她的研究开辟了衰老生物学、癌症研究和应激生理学的广阔新领域。她曾担任索尔克生物研究所所长。

Key Achievements

• Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2009)

  诺贝尔生理学或医学奖（2009年）

• Discovered the molecular nature of telomeres

  发现端粒的分子本质

• Co-discovered telomerase enzyme

  共同发现端粒酶

References & Citations

1. Wikipedia: Elizabeth Blackburn — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Blackburn
2. Nobel Prize: Elizabeth H. Blackburn — https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2009/blackburn/
3. Blackburn, E. & Epel, E. The Telomere Effect. Grand Central Publishing, 2017.