Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology awarded to F. William Studier for development of widely used protein- and RNA-production platform
Broad Institute
MAY 14, 2024
With the T7 promoter placed next to the gene for the COVID-19 spike protein, the T7 polymerase could generate many kilograms of mRNA — the active molecule in the vaccines — at a time. “I He retired from the lab in 2015 and lives with his wife in California, where he still plays tennis at age 88.
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