2008诺贝尔化学奖得主

钱永健 Roger Y. Tsien

TITLE: Breeding and Building Molecules to Spy on Cells and Tumors
TIME: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Building 10, Masur Auditorium

Roger Y. Tsien, Ph.D., Nobel Laureate in Chemistry in 2008, will deliver the fourth annual Sayer Vision Research Lecture titled: "Breeding and Building Molecules to Spy on Cells and Tumors." Dr. Tsien, an investigator and professor at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the University of California, San Diego, was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution toward the discovery and development of green fluorescent protein (GFP). His work has led to the development of GFP into a tool used by researchers worldwide to analyze the movements, positions, and interactions of tagged proteins within cells.

Recently, fluorescent proteins have been used to visualize synaptic circuits and study neurons over time in vivo.

Dr. Tsien's research is at the interface of organic chemistry, cell biology, and neurobiology. He is best known for designing and building molecules that either report or perturb signal transduction inside living cells. Dr. Tsien is currently designing imaging and therapeutic molecules that specifically target cancer cells.

The Sayer Vision Research Fund was established at the Foundation for NIH by NIDDK research scientist Dr. Jane Sayer to honor her family and the memory of her parents, Winthrop and Laura Sayer.  The Fund supports the Sayer Vision Lecture and Award in partnership with NEI and incorporates Dr. Sayer's desire to contribute to groundbreaking medical research at NIH while specifically raising the profile of vision research.

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