- Home
- Knowledge Base
- World
- Nobel Prize Winners
- Craig C. Mello
Craig C. Mello
| Full Name of the recipient | Craig C. Mello |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Year of Award | 2006 |
| Share in Award | 50.0% |
| Award Shared with | Andrew Z. Fire (50.0%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their discovery of RNA interference - gene silencing by double-stranded RNA |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA |
| Place of Birth | New Haven, CT, United States USA |
| Date of Birth | 19 October 1960 |
| Age at the time of Award | 45 years |
