Mario R. Capecchi(1937)
MedicineMario R. Capecchi is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2007) from Italy. They have received 2 major awards in total. Their primary field is Medicine. They were educated at Harvard University and Antioch College. They have been affiliated with University of Utah.
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Awards & Recognition
Career History
Professor
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, US
Professor
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, US
Investigator
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Chevy Chase, US
Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School
Boston, US
Assistant Professor
Harvard Medical School
Boston, US
Education
Harvard University
1967
Antioch University
1961
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
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Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
MJ
Martin J. Evans
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2007)
OS
Oliver Smithies
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2007)
SB
Stanley B. Prusiner
Gairdner International Award (1993)
KB
Kary B. Mullis
Gairdner International Award (1993)
AF
Alvan Feinstein
Gairdner International Award (1993)
MT
Michel Ter-Pogossian
Gairdner International Award (1993)
Education
Harvard University
Antioch College
Antioch University
George School
Doctoral Advisor
Career Timeline
Harvard University?–present
University of Utah?–present
Harvard Medical School1969–1971
Harvard Medical School1971–1973
University of Utah1973–present
Howard Hughes Medical Institute1988–2015
University of Utah School of Medicine1989–present
Top Publications
Two distinct ontogenies confer heterogeneity to mouse brain microglia
Development2018111 citations
Optogenetic stimulation of mouse Hoxb8 microglia in specific regions of the brain induces anxiety, grooming, or both
Molecular Psychiatry202322 citations
Defining the <i>Hoxb8</i> cell lineage during murine definitive hematopoiesis
Development202210 citations
The origin and evolution of gene targeting
Developmental Biology20227 citations
Defective Hoxb8 microglia are causative for both chronic anxiety and pathological overgrooming in mice
Molecular Psychiatry20251 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Andrew Z. Fire
Gairdner International Award (2008)
Craig C. Mello
Gairdner International Award (2008)
Shimon Sakaguchi
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (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)
Svante Pääbo
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2022)
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