Emmanuelle Charpentier(1968)
ChemistryEmmanuelle Charpentier is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2020) from France. They have received 14 major awards in total. Their primary field is Chemistry. They were educated at Pasteur Institute and Pierre and Marie Curie University. They have been affiliated with Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens.
FranceCal Poly Humboldt
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2020)Wolf Prize in Medicine (2020)Kavli Prize in Nanoscience (2018)Japan Prize (2017)King Faisal Prize (2017)Lasker Basic Medical Research (2016)Gairdner International Award (2016)Harvey Prize (2016)Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science (2016)Leibniz Prize (2016)BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge (Biomedicine) (2016)Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2015)Gruber Prize in Genetics (2015)Princess of Asturias Award (2015)
14
Major Awards
150
Publications
45,804
Citations
55
h-index
84
i10-index
305.4
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
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citations
#2
An RNA-seq based comparative approach reveals the transcriptome-wide interplay between 3′-to-5′ exoRNases and RNase Y
Nature Communications(2020)
30
citations
#3
Characterization of a transcriptional TPP riboswitch in the human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis
RNA Biology(2020)
7
citations
#5
Distinct Polysaccharide Utilization Determines Interspecies Competition between Intestinal Prevotella spp.
Cell Host and Microbe(2020)
139
citations
#6
Control of membrane barrier during bacterial type-III protein secretion
Nature Communications(2020)
13
citations
#8
Bridge helix arginines play a critical role in Cas9 sensitivity to mismatches
Nature Chemical Biology(2020)
63
citations
#9
Identification of IRX5 transcription factor regulatory mechanisms in human cardiomyocyte function
Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements(2019)
0
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksAn RNA-seq based comparative approach reveals the transcriptome-wide interplay between 3′-to-5′ exoRNases and RNase Y
Nature Communications2020
30citations
Open AccessCharacterization of a transcriptional TPP riboswitch in the human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis
RNA Biology2020
7citations
Open Access0citations
Distinct Polysaccharide Utilization Determines Interspecies Competition between Intestinal Prevotella spp.
Cell Host and Microbe2020
139citations
Open AccessControl of membrane barrier during bacterial type-III protein secretion
Nature Communications2020
13citations
Open AccessA Nobel Prize for genetic scissors
Nature Materials2020
18citations
Open AccessBridge helix arginines play a critical role in Cas9 sensitivity to mismatches
Nature Chemical Biology2020
63citations
Identification of IRX5 transcription factor regulatory mechanisms in human cardiomyocyte function
Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements2019
0citations
Career History
Scientific and Managing Director, Acting Head of Administration/Prof. Dr.
Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens
Berlin, DE
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
JA
Jennifer A. Doudna
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2020)
FH
Franz-Ulrich Hartl
Wolf Prize in Medicine (2020)
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Arthur Horwich
Wolf Prize in Medicine (2020)
Virginijus Šikšnys
Kavli Prize in Nanoscience (2018)
TM
Takashi Mimura
Japan Prize (2017)
FZ
Feng Zhang
King Faisal Prize (2017)
Svante Pääbo
Gairdner International Award (2016)
PH
Philippe Horvath
Gairdner International Award (2016)
RB
Rodolphe Barrangou
Gairdner International Award (2016)
Peter Scholze
Leibniz Prize (2016)
Victor Ambros
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2015)
Gary Ruvkun
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2015)
Education
Pasteur Institute(doctorate in France)
Pierre and Marie Curie University(doctorate in France)
Career Timeline
Umeå University?–present
University of Vienna?–present
Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology?–present
Hannover Medical School?–present
Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens2018–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Top Publications
CRISPR-Cas: biology, mechanisms and relevance
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences2016397 citations
CRISPR-Cas in <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>
RNA Biology2019121 citations
Bridge helix arginines play a critical role in Cas9 sensitivity to mismatches
Nature Chemical Biology202070 citations
An RNA-seq based comparative approach reveals the transcriptome-wide interplay between 3′-to-5′ exoRNases and RNase Y
Nature Communications202036 citations
In vivo 3′-to-5′ exoribonuclease targetomes of
<i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences201827 citations
Books
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Katalin Karikó
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2024)
Drew Weissman
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
Shinya Yamanaka
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013)
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John M. Jumper
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
Michael Hall
Lasker Basic Medical Research (2017)
Bert Vogelstein
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013)
Paul Berg
Gairdner International Award (1983)
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