Michael Elowitz
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Michael B Elowitz is a biologist
and professor of Biology, Bioengineering, and Applied Physics at the California Institute of Technology
, and investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
. In 2007 he was the recipient of the Genius grant, better known as the MacArthur Fellows Program
for the design of a synthetic gene regulatory network, the repressilator
.
He graduated with a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley
in 1992, and from Princeton University
with a Ph.D. in 1999.
He studies cells using synthetic biology, time-lapse microscopy, and mathematical modeling.
, California
.
While working as a graduate student at Princeton
he co-authored the song Sunday at the Lab with Uri Alon
.
Biologist
A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
and professor of Biology, Bioengineering, and Applied Physics at the California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
, and investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a United States non-profit medical research organization based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It was founded by the American businessman Howard Hughes in 1953. It is one of the largest private funding organizations for biological and medical research in the United...
. In 2007 he was the recipient of the Genius grant, better known as the MacArthur Fellows Program
MacArthur Fellows Program
The MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship is an award given by the John D. and Catherine T...
for the design of a synthetic gene regulatory network, the repressilator
Repressilator
The repressilator is a synthetic genetic regulatory network reported in a paper by Michael Elowitz and Stanislas Leibler. This network was designed from scratch to exhibit a stable oscillation which is reported via the expression of green fluorescent protein, and hence acts like an electrical...
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He graduated with a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
in 1992, and from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
with a Ph.D. in 1999.
He studies cells using synthetic biology, time-lapse microscopy, and mathematical modeling.
Early life and education
Elowitz grew up in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
While working as a graduate student at Princeton
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
he co-authored the song Sunday at the Lab with Uri Alon
Uri Alon
Uri Alon is a Professor and Systems Biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science. His highly cited research investigates gene expression, network motifs and the design principles of biological networks in Escherichia coli and other organisms using both computational biology and traditional...
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