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![]() James E. Darnell receiving the 2002 National Medal of Science | |
Born | (1930-09-09)September 9, 1930 (age 94) |
Citizenship | United States |
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Awards | Albany Medical Center Prize(2012)[1] Albert Lasker Special Achievement Award(2002) National Medal of Science(2002)[2] E.B. Wilson Medal(1998) Canada Gairdner International Award(1986)[3] |
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James Edwin Darnell Jr. (born September 9, 1930,Columbus, Mississippi)[5] is an American biologist who made significant contributions to RNA processing and cytokine signaling and is author of the cell biology textbookMolecular Cell Biology.
In 2004, he was elected a foreign member of theRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He became a member of theAmerican Philosophical Society in 2013.[6]
Since 2013, Darnell has been listed on the Advisory Council of theNational Center for Science Education.[7]
He is married to Norwegian former model and dress shop owner Kristin Holby, known as "Clotilde", whose daughter Phoebe, a financial analyst, is married to businessmanDivya Narendra.[8]
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