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Medicine & Public Health
Mario Capecchi
b. 1937Verona, ItalyFirst-generation immigrantLiving
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Why Included
Developed gene targeting technology (knockout mice)
Biography
Developed gene targeting technology (knockout mice); survived as orphan in WWII Italy; came to US at 9. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2007); gene targeting technique transformed biological research
Notable For
- Developed gene targeting technology (knockout mice)
- survived as orphan in WWII Italy
- came to US at 9
Honors & Recognition
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2007)
- gene targeting technique transformed biological research
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Yes — Mario Capecchi is of Italian heritage with roots in Veneto. Developed gene targeting technology (knockout mice)
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Medicine & Public Health
- Specialty
- Genetics
- Years
- b. 1937
- Birth Place
- Verona, Italy
- Origin
- First-generation immigrant
- Regional Ancestry
- Veneto
- Publication Status
- Published
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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