Gary Ruvkun

Gary Ruvkun is an American molecular biologist, and professor of genetics at the Harvard Medical School in Boston.

He received the Gairdner Foundation International Award in 2008 for his contributions to medical science, particularly his study of microRNAs. [http://www.gairdner.org/awards/awardees2/2008/2008awarde/garyruvkun "Gary Ruvkun"] – "The Gairdner Foundation" (Retrieved on May 25, 2008)] , as well as the Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research. [http://www.laskerfoundation.org/press/pdf/2008pressrelease.pdf "Gary Ruvkun"] – "The Lasker Foundation" (Retrieved on September 15, 2008)] He is also the 2008 co-recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science. [http://www.fi.edu/franklinawards/08/laureate_bf_lifescience-ambros-baulcombe-ruvkin.html]

He was elected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2008.

Awards

*Co-recipient (with Craig Mello, Andrew Fire and Victor Ambros) of Brandeis University's Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Medical Research in 2005
*Co-recipient (with Victor Ambros) of the "Warren Triennial Prize", Massachusetts General Hospital in 2007
*Co-recipient (with Victor Ambros) of the Gairdner Foundation International Award in 2008
*Co-recipient of The Franklin Institute's 2008 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science
*Co-recipient (with Victor Ambros and David Baulcombe) of the Lasker Foundation's Award for Basic Medical Research in 2008.

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