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Har Gobind Khorana
Molecular Biology · Genetic Code
Cambridge, India
60 H-Index
739 Total Impact
GLNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1968)0
NHNational Medal of Science0
NHPadma Vibhushan0
Overview
Har Gobind Khorana was a molecular biology specialist at MIT who decoded the genetic code. Nobel Prize 1968 for interpreting the genetic code. Based in Cambridge, United States.
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- Pioneered 2 medical techniques including Chemical synthesis of oligonucleotides and First artificial gene synthesis
- Based at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, India
Biography
Har Gobind Khorana was an Indian-American biochemist who shared the Nobel Prize in 1968 for interpreting the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis. He was the first to synthesize a functional gene and made foundational contributions to understanding how nucleotide sequences determine amino acid assembly.
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1 Publications
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J Am Chem Soc
Key Publications
Studies on polynucleotides: the synthesis of the ribonucleoside-3',5'-cyclic phosphates
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Legacy Timeline
The life and contributions of Har Gobind Khorana
1961
Began genetic code experiments
Synthesized specific RNA sequences to determine which codons encode which amino acids
1968
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Shared with Robert Holley and Marshall Nirenberg for interpreting the genetic code
1970
First artificial gene synthesis
Synthesized the first functional artificial gene
1971
Joined MIT
Appointed Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Biology and Chemistry at MIT
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