Francisco Mojica

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Francis (co) Juan Martínez Mojica (born October 5, 1963 in Elche ) is a Spanish microbiologist at the University of Alicante . He is best known for his work that led to the discovery of the CRISPR system.

Mojica acquired in 1986 at the University of Valencia a degree ( Lic. ) In biology with focus on biochemistry and a doctorate in 1993 at the University of Alicante, where parts of the work at the University of Paris-Sud emerged. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Utah and the University of Oxford before becoming a professor of microbiology at Alicante University in 1997.

Mojica works in the field of molecular microbiology. Current research deals with DNA- binding proteins , the regulation of gene expression , the organization of the genome in prokaryotes and the biological role of repetitive DNA sequences.

Mojica received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in 2016 . The Fundación Lilly awarded him 2017 with their Premio investigación preclínica . Also in 2017, he was awarded the Albany Medical Center Prize , which is endowed with 500,000 US dollars, for his work on the CRISPR system together with Emmanuelle Charpentier , Jennifer Doudna , Luciano Marraffini and Feng Zhang . In Spain he is traded as a possible Nobel Prize winner .

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  1. ↑ Heidi Ledford: Five big mysteries about CRISPR's origins. In: Nature. 541, 2017, pp. 280-282, doi : 10.1038 / 541280a .
  2. ↑ Eric S. Lander : The Heroes of CRISPR. In: Cell. 164, 2016, p. 18, doi : 10.1016 / j.cell.2015.12.041 .
  3. ↑ FRANCISCO MARTÍNEZ MOJICA. In: fundacionlilly.com. Retrieved August 19, 2017 .
  4. ^ Gene Editing Pioneers Receive Americas Most Distinguished Prize in Medicine. In: amc.edu. August 15, 2017, accessed on August 16, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Enrique Bolland: ¿Es este biólogo el próximo nobel español? In: elpais.com. January 27, 2016, Retrieved August 19, 2017 (Spanish).
personal data
SURNAME Mojica, Francisco
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Martínez Mojica, Francisco Juan; Mojica, Francis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish microbiologist
DATE OF BIRTH 5th October 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Moose