Cech, Thomas R Distinguished Professor, Nobel Laureate and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

Positions

Distinguished Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Distinguished Professor, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology (MCDB)
Institute Director, Biofrontiers Institute

Research Areas

Research

research overview

My research is on chromosome ends (telomeres) and their replication by telomerase.

keywords

Interdisciplinary research and education

Background

education and training

Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley 1975
B.A., Grinnell College 1970

awards and honors

Fellow (American Association for Cancer Research), conferred by American Association for Cancer Research, 2016
Distinguished Professorship (University of Colorado President), conferred by University of Colorado President, 2012
Investigator/Alumni Investigator (Howard Hughes Medical Institute), conferred by Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2009
ASBMB Award For Exemplary Contributions to Education (American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), conferred by American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2006
Membership (American Philosophical Society), conferred by American Philosophical Society, 2001
Member (Institute of Medicine of The National Academies), conferred by Institute of Medicine of The National Academies, 2000
National Medal of Science (National Science and Technology Medals Foundation), conferred by National Science and Technology Medals Foundation, 1995
Distinguished Research Lectureship (Research & Innovation Office), conferred by Research & Innovation Office, 1989
Nobel Prize-Chemistry (Nobel Foundation), conferred by Nobel Foundation, 1989
Fellows (American Academy of Arts and Sciences), conferred by American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1988
Gairdner Award (Gairdner Foundation, The), conferred by Gairdner Foundation, The, 1988
Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award (Lasker Foundation), conferred by Lasker Foundation, 1988
Members/ Foreign Associates (National Academy of Sciences), conferred by National Academy of Sciences, 1987
NAS Award in Molecular Biology (National Academy of Sciences), conferred by National Academy of Sciences, 1987
AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize (American Association for the Advancement of Science, The), conferred by American Association for the Advancement of Science, The, 1986
Fellowship (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation), conferred by John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1985

International Activities

global connections related to teaching and scholarly work (past 3 years)

Other Profiles

ORCID iD

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7338-3389