Jack W. Szostak(1952)
MedicineJack W. Szostak is a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2009) from United Kingdom. They have received 3 major awards in total. Their primary field is Medicine. They were educated at Cornell University and McGill University. They have been affiliated with Harvard University.
United KingdomHoward Hughes Medical Institute
3
Major Awards
572
Publications
58,576
Citations
112
h-index
328
i10-index
102.4
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Career History
Professor
University of Chicago
Chicago, US
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
Cornell University(doctorate)
McGill University(Bachelor of Science)
Doctoral Advisors
Career Timeline
Harvard University?–present
Harvard Medical School?–present
University of Chicago?–present
Top Publications
Enhanced Nonenzymatic RNA Copying with 2-Aminoimidazole Activated Nucleotides
Journal of the American Chemical Society2017184 citations
Nonenzymatic copying of RNA templates containing all four letters is catalyzed by activated oligonucleotides
eLife2016137 citations
Common and Potentially Prebiotic Origin for Precursors of Nucleotide Synthesis and Activation
Journal of the American Chemical Society201793 citations
Copying of Mixed-Sequence RNA Templates inside Model Protocells
Journal of the American Chemical Society201890 citations
The Mechanism of Nonenzymatic Template Copying with Imidazole‐Activated Nucleotides
Angewandte Chemie International Edition201982 citations
Books
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Victor Ambros
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
Gary Ruvkun
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
Svante Pääbo
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2022)
Randy W. Schekman
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2013)
Sydney Brenner
Dan David Prize (2003)
HR
H. Robert Horvitz
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2002)
John E. Sulston
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2002)
DL
David Liu
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2025)
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