Elizabeth Blackburn, Ph.D. | Nobel Laureate | Salk Institute for Biological Studies

This episode features our conversation with Elizabeth Blackburn, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Emerita at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, CA.  She won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2009 for discovering the molecular nature of telomeres, the ends of chromosomes that serve as protective caps essential for preserving genetic information, and for co-discovering telomerase, an enzyme that maintains telomere ends.  In addition to the Nobel Prize, Blackburn has received nearly every major award in science, including the Lasker, Gruber and Gairdner prizes. She was named to the "TIME 100" in 2007, the magazine's yearly list of the most influential people in the world. She is a member of numerous prestigious scientific societies, including the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine and the Royal Society of London.  Episode Host: Bobby Gordon, MA, MBA. Recorded October 18, 2024; during the annual Sanford Stem Cell Institute Symposium in La Jolla, CA. All information presented in this recording is current as of the date of recording.