Nobel Prize Stories by High School Students — Dr. Martin Chalfie -Green Fluorescent Protein Tag — Chemistry 2008.
(This article is a summary of the full-length article Authored by Ms. Ananya Kulkarni, Doha, Qatar. 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
Ananya Kulkarni is a high-school student in Doha, Qatar. She attends the American School of Doha (ASD). She is passionate about artificial intelligence, astronomy, and forensic science.
This chapter is a detailed account of the life and work of Dr. Martin Chalfie, a Nobel laureate known for his significant contributions to the field of biology. The text explores his early life, education, and career trajectory, highlighting his passion for science and his dedication to research.
Dr. Chalfie’s groundbreaking work with Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) is the main focus of the text. GFP, originally isolated from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria by Osamu Shimomura, glows bright green under UV light. Chalfie recognized the potential of GFP as a luminescent genetic marker for various biological events. He successfully used GFP to color six distinct cells in the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, marking the first…
