Sydney Brenner(1927)
MedicineSydney Brenner is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2002) from South Africa. They have received 10 major awards in total. Their primary field is Medicine. They were educated at Exeter College and University of the Witwatersrand. They have been affiliated with University of California, Berkeley.
South AfricaAgency for Science, Technology and Research
10
Major Awards
413
Publications
59,768
Citations
97
h-index
250
i10-index
144.7
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
DNA-Encoded Compound Libraries as Open Source: A Powerful Pathway to New Drugs.
Angewandte Chemie(2017)
91
citations
#2
Aptamer selection by high-throughput sequencing and informatic analysis.
BioTechniques(2011)
88
citations
#3
Phage escape libraries for checkmate analysis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(2007)
4
citations
#4
In vitro cloning of complex mixtures of DNA on microbeads: physical separation of differentially expressed cDNAs.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(2000)
250
citations
#5
Methods for sorting polynucleotides using oligonucleotide tags
Laboratory Automation & Information Management(1997)
38
citations
#7
Synthetic methods for the implementation of encoded combinatorial chemistry
Journal of the American Chemical Society(1993)
184
citations
#8
Encoded combinatorial chemistry.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(1992)
810
citations
#10
A phorbol ester/diacylglycerol-binding protein encoded by the unc-13 gene of Caenorhabditis elegans.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(1991)
232
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksDNA-Encoded Compound Libraries as Open Source: A Powerful Pathway to New Drugs.
Angewandte Chemie2017
91citations
Open Access88citations
Open AccessPhage escape libraries for checkmate analysis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2007
4citations
Open AccessIn vitro cloning of complex mixtures of DNA on microbeads: physical separation of differentially expressed cDNAs.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2000
250citations
Open AccessMethods for sorting polynucleotides using oligonucleotide tags
Laboratory Automation & Information Management1997
38citations
1citations
Synthetic methods for the implementation of encoded combinatorial chemistry
Journal of the American Chemical Society1993
184citations
Encoded combinatorial chemistry.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America1992
810citations
Open AccessClustering cDNA sequences
Comput. Appl. Biosci.1992
23citations
A phorbol ester/diacylglycerol-binding protein encoded by the unc-13 gene of Caenorhabditis elegans.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America1991
232citations
Open AccessExternal Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
JW
James Watson
Dan David Prize (2003)
HR
H. Robert Horvitz
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2002)
JE
John E. Sulston
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2002)
KB
Kary B. Mullis
Gairdner International Award (1991)
RF
Robert F. Furchgott
Gairdner International Award (1991)
DM
David MacLennan
Gairdner International Award (1991)
JF
Judah Folkman
Gairdner International Award (1991)
John McCarthy
Japan Prize (1990)
Marvin Minsky
Japan Prize (1990)
Seymour Benzer
Lasker Basic Medical Research (1971)
Education
Exeter College
University of the Witwatersrand
King's College
University of Oxford(Doctor of Philosophy)
Doctoral Advisors
Career Timeline
University of California, Berkeley?–present
University of Cambridge?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesPontifical Academy of Sciences
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)
Francis Crick
Copley Medal (1975)
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
Jennifer A. Doudna
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2020)
Shinya Yamanaka
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013)
Roger Y. Tsien
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2008)
Stanley B. Prusiner
Heineken Prize (1998)
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