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Name | Bruce Ames |
Caption | Bruce Ames |
Birth date | December 16, 1928 |
Birth place | New York City |
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Nationality | United States |
Field | Molecular Biology, Biochemistry |
Work institutions | University of California, Berkeley Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute |
Alma mater | California Institute of Technology, Cornell |
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His research focuses on cancer and aging and he has authored over 500 scientific publications. He is among the few hundred most-cited scientists in all fields.
Ames' current research includes identifying agents that delay the mitochondrial decay of aging, understanding the role of mitochondrial decay in aging, particularly in the brain, optimizing micronutrient intakes in the population to prevent disease, malnutrition, and obesity. He is also interested in mutagens as they relate to cancer prevention and aging.
He is a recipient of the Bolton S. Corson Medal in 1980, Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement in 1985, the Japan Prize in 1997, the National Medal of Science in 1998 and the Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal in 2004, among many others.
He was born and raised in New York City. He is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science. His undergraduate studies were at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and his graduate studies were completed at the California Institute of Technology.
Category:1928 births Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Category:American biochemists Category:University of California, Berkeley faculty Category:Molecular biologists Category:Biogerontologists Category:Life extensionists Category:Bronx High School of Science alumni Category:Living people Category:National Medal of Science laureates Category:Japan Prize laureates
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