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Jack W. Szostak
| Full Name of the recipient | Jack W. Szostak |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Year of Award | 2009 |
| Share in Award | 33.3% |
| Award Shared with | Elizabeth H. Blackburn (33.3%) Carol W. Greider (33.3%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| Place of Birth | London, United Kingdom GBR |
| Date of Birth | 9 November 1952 |
| Age at the time of Award | 56 years |
