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Oliver Smithies
| Full Name of the recipient | Oliver Smithies |
|---|---|
| Award | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine |
| Year of Award | 2007 |
| Share in Award | 33.3% |
| Award Shared with | Mario R. Capecchi (33.3%) Sir Martin J. Evans (33.3%) |
| Motivation for the Award | for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells |
| Affiliation at the Time of Award | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
| Place of Birth | Halifax, United Kingdom GBR |
| Date of Birth | 23 June 1925 |
| Age at the time of Award | 81 years |
