Eric F. Wieschaus
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Eric F. Wieschaus is an American Development Biologist who was born in South Bend, Indiana in 1947. He is best known for his work on embryogenesis in the Drosophila, commonly known as fruit fly. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Yale and later worked at the University of Basel, Switzerland, where he met Christiane (Janni) Nüsslein-Volhard. The two scientists then got employment at European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, and identified 139 genes essential for transforming a newly fertilized Drosophila egg into an embryo. This work earned them the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1995. Wieschaus then returned to the U.S.A. and joined the University of Princeton as Assistant Professor, becoming a full professor within six years. He is still active today and spends a lot of time at his laboratory working with his students on embryogenesis.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Development Biologist
Birth Day June 08, 1947
Birth Place South Bend, Indiana, United States
Age 75 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Cancer
Alma mater University of Notre Dame (B.S.) Yale University (Ph.D.)
Known for Embryogenesis
Awards Genetics Society of America Medal (1995) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1995)
Fields Developmental biology
Institutions Princeton University Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

💰 Net worth

Eric F. Wieschaus, a renowned Development Biologist in the United States, is projected to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M in 2024. Wieschaus has gained recognition in the scientific community for his groundbreaking work in the field of developmental biology. His extensive research and discoveries have significantly contributed to our understanding of how embryos develop and form different body structures. With numerous accolades and decades of experience in the field, Wieschaus' net worth serves as a testament to his significant contributions to the scientific community.

Biography/Timeline

1978

Born in South Bend, Indiana, he attended John Carroll Catholic High School in Birmingham, AL before attending the University of Notre Dame for his undergraduate studies (B.S., biology), and Yale University (Ph.D., biology) for his graduate work. In 1978, he moved to his first independent job, at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany and moved from Heidelberg to Princeton University in the United States in 1981.

1995

In 1995, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Edward B. Lewis and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard as co-recipients, for their work revealing the genetic control of embryonic development.

2005

As of 2005, Wieschaus is the Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology at Princeton, and Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

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