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Gregg Semenza

Genetics · Genetics

Baltimore, United States

185 H-Index
35,106 Citations
3,017 Total Impact
GLNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2019)0
GLLasker Award (2016)0

Overview

Gregg Semenza is a genetics specialist at Johns Hopkins University. Based in Baltimore.

For Patients

  • Pioneered the HIF-1 discovery, a technique still used by doctors worldwide
  • Research is cited 35K+ times by other doctors and scientists, indicating significant influence on medical research
  • Currently at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, United States

Biography

Gregg Semenza is an American geneticist who discovered HIF-1, the master regulator of cellular oxygen sensing. Nobel Prize 2019.

Affiliations & Institutions

Research Impact

10 Publications
35,106 Total Citations
10K+ Citation Milestone

Publication Timeline

01219921995199619981999200320062012

Published In

Nature reviews. CancerProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesMolecular and Cellular BiologyCell MetabolismCell

Areas of Expertise

Pioneering Techniques

HIF-1 discovery

Medical Specialties

Clinical Knowledge & Procedures

Legacy Timeline

The life and contributions of Gregg Semenza

1995

Discovered HIF-1

Identified hypoxia-inducible factor 1, the master regulator of oxygen homeostasis

2019

Nobel Prize

For discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability

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