Victor Ambros(1953-)
Awarded the prize “for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation”.
Biologist. Born on December 1, 1953 in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. Dr. Ambros obtained his PhD from MIT in 1979. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Currently, he is the Silverman Professor of Natural Sciences, Molecular Medicine Program, School of Medicine, University of Massachusetts.