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Gregg L. Semenza

Scientist · born July 12, 1956

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Gregg Leonard Semenza is an American pediatrician and Professor of Genetic Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He serves as the director of the vascular program at the Institute for Cell Engineering.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. ~60Received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research2016
  2. ~63Received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine2019

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