Richard J. Roberts

About Richard J. Roberts

Who is it?: Biochemist, Molecular Biologist
Birth Day: September 06, 1943
Birth Place: Derby, England,, British
Alma mater: University of Sheffield (BSc, PhD)
Known for: Alternative splicing Work on introns Restriction endonucleases DNA methylation Computational molecular biology
Awards: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1993) FRS (1995) EMBO Membership (1995) Knight Bachelor (2008) PhD (1969)
Fields: molecular biologist
Institutions: University of Sheffield New England Biolabs Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Harvard University
Thesis: Phytochemical studies involving neoflavanoids and isoflavanoids (1969)
Influences: David Ollis John Kendrew Jack Strominger Daniel Nathans James Watson
Website: nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1993/roberts-bio.html

Richard J. Roberts

Richard J. Roberts was born on September 06, 1943 in Derby, England,, British, is Biochemist, Molecular Biologist. Richard John Roberts is an English biochemist and molecular biologist who was felicitated with Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the mechanism of gene-splicing. He shared the prize with Philip Sharp who independently carried out similar work in the field. Roberts’ fantasy with chemistry started as early as in high school. He was so interested by the subject that he chose to make it his career. Following his graduate studies and doctoral thesis, Roberts made his way to Harvard and eventually the Cold Harbor Laboratory. It was at the laboratory that Roberts first found success in restriction enzymes. By 1972, he discovered or characterized almost three quarter of the world’s first restriction enzymes. Later in 1977, Roberts demonstrated how RNA can be divided up into introns and exons, after which the exons can be joined together. The discovery was crucial as until then the scientific world believed that genes comprised of unbroken sketches of DNA. The discovery had important implication for the study of genetic diseases. Furthermore, it allowed different parts of the gene to be brought together in new combinations.
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Popular As Richard J. Roberts
Occupation Scientists
Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born September 06, 1943 (Derby, England,, British)
Birthday September 06
Town/City Derby, England,, British
Nationality British

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In 1992, Roberts received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Medicine at Uppsala University, Sweden. After becoming a Nobel Laureate in 1993 he was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Science) by the University of Bath in 1994.

Roberts was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1995 and a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) in the same year. In 2005, a multimillion-pound expansion to the chemistry department at the University of Sheffield, where he had been a student, was named after him. A refurbished science department at Beechen Cliff School (previously City of Bath Boys' School) was also named after Roberts, who had donated a substantial sum of his Nobel prize winnings to the school.

Roberts is an atheist and was one of the signers of the Humanist Manifesto. He was knighted in the 2008 Birthday Honours.

Roberts is a member of the Advisory Board of Patient Innovation (https://patient-innovation.com), a nonprofit, international, multilingual, free venue for patients and caregivers of any disease to share their innovations.

Roberts has been a keynote speaker at the Congress of Future Medical Leaders (2014, 2015, 2016).

He also is the chairman of The Laureate Science Alliance, a non-profit supporting research worldwide.

Biography/Timeline

1965

Roberts was born in Derby, the son of Edna (Allsop) and John Roberts, an auto mechanic. When he was four, Roberts' family moved to Bath. In Bath, he attended City of Bath Boys' School. As a child he at first wanted to be a detective and then, when given a chemistry set, a Chemist. In 1965 he graduated from the University of Sheffield with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry followed by a PhD in 1969. His thesis involved phytochemical studies of neoflavonoids and isoflavonoids.

1969

During 1969–1972, he did postdoctoral research at Harvard University. before moving to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where he was hired by James Dewey Watson, a co-discoverer of the structure of DNA and a fellow Nobel laureate. In 1992, he moved to New England Biolabs. The following year, he shared a Nobel Prize with his former colleague at Cold Spring Harbor Phillip Allen Sharp.

1992

In 1992, Roberts received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Medicine at Uppsala University, Sweden. After becoming a Nobel Laureate in 1993 he was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Science) by the University of Bath in 1994.

1995

Roberts was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1995 and a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) in the same year. In 2005, a multimillion-pound expansion to the chemistry department at the University of Sheffield, where he had been a student, was named after him. A refurbished science department at Beechen Cliff School (previously City of Bath Boys' School) was also named after Roberts, who had donated a substantial sum of his Nobel prize winnings to the school.

2008

Roberts is an atheist and was one of the signers of the Humanist Manifesto. He was knighted in the 2008 Birthday Honours.

2014

Roberts has been a keynote speaker at the Congress of Future Medical Leaders (2014, 2015, 2016).

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