Rudolf Jaenisch(1942)
MedicineRudolf Jaenisch is a professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a founding member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. He is a pioneer of transgenic science, in which an animal's genetic makeup is altered. Jaenisch has focused on creating genetically modified mice to study cancer, epigenetic reprogramming and neurological diseases.
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Major Awards
802
Publications
193,635
Citations
209
h-index
560
i10-index
241.4
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Career History
Member, WIBR and Professor of Biology, MIT
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Cambridge, US
Education
University of Munich
M.D.
Medicine
1967
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Career Timeline
Massachusetts Institute of Technology?–present
Whitehead Institute?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesPontifical Academy of Sciences
Top Publications
MeCP2 links heterochromatin condensates and neurodevelopmental disease
Nature2020186 citations
In situ genome sequencing resolves DNA sequence and structure in intact biological samples
Science2021183 citations
The role of GABAergic signalling in neurodevelopmental disorders
Nature Reviews Neuroscience2021176 citations
Human physiomimetic model integrating microphysiological systems of the gut, liver, and brain for studies of neurodegenerative diseases
Science Advances2021154 citations
Whole chromosome loss and genomic instability in mouse embryos after CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing
Nature Communications2021124 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
EC
Emmanuelle Charpentier
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2020)
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Jennifer A. Doudna
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2020)
GW
Greg Winter
Copley Medal (2025)
DL
David Liu
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2025)
Katalin Karikó
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2024)
Victor Ambros
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
Gary Ruvkun
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
Drew Weissman
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
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