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in nonsense segments that are edited out by cells in the course of utilizing genetic information is important in understanding the genetic causes of cancer and other diseases. Sharp's research opened an entirely new area in molecular biology and forever changed the field. For this work he was awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Sharp is cofounder of Biogen (now Biogen Idec) and a member of its board of directors. He also cofounded Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, where he serves on the board of directors and chairs the scientific board.

A native of Kentucky, Sharp earned his B.A. from Union College in his home state, followed by a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana. He has authored more than 300 scientific papers and served on many scientific committees, including the National Cancer Institute's Advisory Board and the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He has been a member of the Sloan Foundation Board of Trustees, the Ludwig Institute Scientific Advisory Board, the Massachusetts General Hospital Board of Trustees, and the Scientific and Medical Advisory Board of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. In addition to the Nobel Prize, his work has been honored with the Benjamin Franklin Medal of the American Philosophical Society, the Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., Prize for Cancer Research, the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, and the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, among others. He received the Biotechnology Heritage Award from CHF in 2002, along with his Biogen cofounder, Walter Gilbert. Sharp is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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Contact: Neil Gussman
neilg@chemheritage.org
717-314-2494
Chemical Heritage Foundation
13-Oct-2004

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