Difference between revisions of "Richard Axel"
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Discovered a technique of cotransformation, a process which allows foreign DNA to be inserted into a host cell to produce certain proteins. Patents were filed. These are are known as the "Axel patents". Used by lots of pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Made a pile of money for Columbia; up to $100m per year at one time. These expired in August [[2000]]. Boo. | Discovered a technique of cotransformation, a process which allows foreign DNA to be inserted into a host cell to produce certain proteins. Patents were filed. These are are known as the "Axel patents". Used by lots of pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Made a pile of money for Columbia; up to $100m per year at one time. These expired in August [[2000]]. Boo. | ||
| − | + | Axel won a [[Nobel Prize]] in [[2004]]. He will be one of the heads of the [[Jerome L. Green Science Center]]. | |
[[Category:University Professors]] | [[Category:University Professors]] | ||
[[Category:Professors]] | [[Category:Professors]] | ||
[[Category:Nobel Prize winners]] | [[Category:Nobel Prize winners]] | ||
Revision as of 15:21, 3 April 2007
Discovered a technique of cotransformation, a process which allows foreign DNA to be inserted into a host cell to produce certain proteins. Patents were filed. These are are known as the "Axel patents". Used by lots of pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Made a pile of money for Columbia; up to $100m per year at one time. These expired in August 2000. Boo.
Axel won a Nobel Prize in 2004. He will be one of the heads of the Jerome L. Green Science Center.
