James Spudich

James Spudich
Born (1942-01-07) 7 January 1942 (age 82)
Alma materUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Stanford University, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Known forMolecular motors
AwardsE. B. Wilson Medal (2011)
Albert Lasker Award (2012)
Wiley Prize in Biomedical Science (2012)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry, Biophysics
InstitutionsStanford University
Doctoral advisorArthur Kornberg
Other academic advisorsJohn Woodland Hastings, Hugh Huxley
Doctoral studentsColeen T. Murphy

James A. Spudich (/ˈspʊdɪ/[1]) is an American scientist and professor. He is the Douglass M. and Nola Leishman Professor of Biochemistry and of Cardiovascular Disease at Stanford University and works on the molecular basis of muscle contraction. He was awarded the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award in 2012 with Michael Sheetz and Ronald Vale. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Member of the National Academy of Sciences.

  1. ^ "James Spudich (Stanford) 1: A brief history of muscle biology 1864-1969". YouTube. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

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