Nobel Prize Stories by High School Students — Dr. Mario R. Capecchi- Specific Gene Modifications -Physiology or Medicine 2007.
(This article is a summary of the full-length article Authored by Mr.Raj Konwar, New Delhi, India. It’s one of the 14 Chapters written by high school students and published in the PATH TO NOBEL book).
The book can be purchased at -https://www.afhdusa.org/item/5/path-to-nobel
Raj Konwar, an 11th-grade student at Army Public School in New Delhi, India, is a science enthusiast with a keen interest in Computer Science, Chemistry, and Physics. He’s also a passionate football player and has been part of the school football team since 6th grade. Despite coming from a humble background, Raj has shown exceptional dedication and hard work in his studies.
Dr. Mario R. Capecchi, a Nobel laureate known for his work on specific gene modifications. Born in Italy in 1937, Capecchi had a challenging childhood, being separated from his parents during World War II. He later migrated to the USA with his mother and became a US citizen. He received his PhD in Biophysics at Harvard University in 1967 and later moved to the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. Since 1989, Capecchi has been studying which genes are active during embryonic development. His research led to the discovery of principles for…
