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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1980 - Nobel Prize for their contributions concerning the determination of base sequences in nucleic acids
  • 1979 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation
  • 1979 - Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize, Columbia University
  • 1979 - Canada Gairdner International Award
  • 1971 - Canada Gairdner International Award
  • 1967 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1958 - Nobel Prize for his work on the structure of proteins, especially that of insulin
  • 1957 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1951 - Corday–Morgan Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Frederick Sanger was a scientist affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom. Their research significantly contributed to the understanding of molecular biology, particularly in the areas related to nucleic acids and proteins.

Sanger received multiple awards during their career, reflecting various milestones in molecular biology and biochemistry. Among these recognitions were two Nobel Prizes. The first, awarded in 1958, was for their work on the structure of proteins, especially insulin. The second Nobel Prize, given in 1980, acknowledged their contributions concerning the determination of base sequences in nucleic acids.

Other notable awards included the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University in 1979, the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1979, and the Canada Gairdner International Award, which they received twice, in 1971 and 1979. They were also recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1967 and were honored as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1957.

Sanger was further acknowledged by the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) with the Corday-Morgan Prize in 1951. Additionally, they held membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • DNA sequencing with chain-terminating inhibitors

    F D Sanger;S Nicklen;A R Coulson

  • Sequence and organization of the human mitochondrial genome

    S. Anderson;A. T. Bankier;B. G. Barrell;M. H. L. de Bruijn

  • Cloning in single-stranded bacteriophage as an aid to rapid DNA sequencing

    F. Sanger;A.R. Coulson;B.G. Barrell;A.J.H. Smith

  • A rapid method for determining sequences in DNA by primed synthesis with DNA polymerase.

    F. Sanger;A.R. Coulson

  • The free amino groups of insulin.

    F. Sanger

  • Complete sequence of bovine mitochondrial DNA. Conserved features of the mammalian mitochondrial genome.

    S. Anderson;M.H.L. de Bruijn;A.R. Coulson;I.C. Eperon

  • The use of thin acrylamide gels for DNA sequencing.

    F Sanger;A R Coulson

  • Nucleotide Sequence of Bacteriophage Lambda DNA

    F. Sanger;A.R. Coulson;G.F. Hong;D.F. Hill

  • A two-dimensional fractionation procedure for radioactive nucleotides

    F. Sanger;G.G. Brownlee;B.G. Barrell

  • The disulphide bonds of insulin

    A. P. Ryle;F. Sanger;L. F. Smith;Ruth Kitai

  • The amino-acid sequence in the phenylalanyl chain of insulin. 1. The identification of lower peptides from partial hydrolysates

    F. Sanger;H. Tuppy

  • The nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage φX174

    F. Sanger;A.R. Coulson;T. Friedmann;G.M. Air

  • Determination of nucleotide sequences in DNA.

    Frederick Sanger

  • The amino-acid sequence in the phenylalanyl chain of insulin. 2. The investigation of peptides from enzymic hydrolysates

    F. Sanger;H. Tuppy

  • The sequence of 5 s ribosomal ribonucleic acid.

    G.G. Bkownlee;F. Sanger;B.G. Barrell

  • The free amino groups of haemoglobins.

    R. R. Porter;F. Sanger

  • The terminal peptides of insulin.

    F. Sanger

  • N-Formyl-methionyl-S-RNA

    K. Marcker;F. Sanger

  • Nucleotide sequence from the coat protein cistron of R17 bacteriophage RNA.

    J. M. Adams;P. G. N. Jeppesen;F. Sanger;B. G. Barrell

  • Nucleotide sequences from the low molecular weight ribosomal RNA of Escherichia coli

    G.G. Brownlee;F. Sanger

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan Coulson
Alan Coulson Wellcome Sanger Institute
Bart Barrell
Bart Barrell Wellcome Sanger Institute
Bruce A. Roe
Bruce A. Roe University of Oklahoma
Andrew J.H. Smith
Andrew J.H. Smith University of Edinburgh
Gillian M. Air
Gillian M. Air University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Stephen Anderson
Stephen Anderson Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
George G. Brownlee
George G. Brownlee University of Oxford
Ian G. Young
Ian G. Young Australian National University
Frederick R. Blattner
Frederick R. Blattner University of Wisconsin–Madison
Waclaw Szybalski
Waclaw Szybalski University of Wisconsin–Madison

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