Everything about Bruce Ames totally explained
Bruce Ames (born
December 16,
1928), is a professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the
University of California, Berkeley, and a senior scientist at
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI). He is the inventor of the
Ames test, a system for easily and cheaply testing the mutagenicity of compounds.
His research focuses on cancer and aging and he's authored over 500 scientific publications. He is among the few hundred most-cited scientists in all fields.
Ames' current research includes identifying agents that delay the mitochondrial decay of aging, understanding the role of mitochondrial decay in aging, particularly in the brain, optimizing micronutrient intakes in the population to prevent disease, malnutrition, and obesity. He is also interested in mutagens as they relate to cancer prevention and aging.
He is a recipient of the
Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement in 1985, the
Japan Prize in 1997, the
National Medal of Science in 1998 and the
Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal in 2004, among many others.
He was born and raised in
New York City. He is a graduate of the
Bronx High School of Science. His undergraduate studies were at
Cornell University in
Ithaca, New York, and his graduate studies were completed at the
California Institute of Technology.
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