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John Sulston

Biology · Biology

Cambridge, United Kingdom

55 H-Index
41,374 Citations
870 Total Impact
GLNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2002)0
NHKnight Bachelor0

Overview

John Sulston is a biology specialist at Wellcome Sanger Institute. Based in Cambridge.

For Patients

  • Research was cited 41K+ times by other doctors and scientists, indicating significant influence on medical research
  • Based at Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge, United Kingdom

Biography

John Sulston was a British biologist who mapped the complete cell lineage of C. elegans and led the UK contribution to the Human Genome Project. Nobel Prize 2002.

Affiliations & Institutions

Research Impact

10 Publications
41,374 Total Citations
10K+ Citation Milestone

Publication Timeline

01119741981198319921999

Published In

NatureDevelopmental BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesGeneticsScience

Areas of Expertise

Medical Specialties

Legacy Timeline

The life and contributions of John Sulston

1983

Mapped C. elegans cell lineage

Traced every cell division in the developing worm

1998

Led UK Human Genome Project

Directed the Sanger Centre's sequencing of one-third of the human genome

2002

Nobel Prize

For discoveries concerning genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death