Jack W. Szostak
Awards & Honours
9
Awards Won
4
Honours
2
Rankings
2
Covers
2
Records
Szostak's accolades reflect a career of groundbreaking discoveries. The Nobel Prize stands as the pinnacle, but he has also been honored with the Lasker Award, the Heineken Prize, and the Gairdner Award. His work on telomeres and recombination has earned him the respect of the scientific community, and his current research on the origins of life continues to push boundaries.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Fellow of the Royal Society
Elected for his contributions to molecular biology.
Member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences
Elected as a foreign associate.
Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Elected for his scientific achievements.
TIME 100 Most Influential People
Listed among the world's most influential people.
Rankings & Lists
Highly Cited Researcher
TIME 100 Most Influential People
Magazine Covers
Chemical & Engineering News
October 2015
A Conversation With Jack Szostak
Angewandte Chemie
2017
The Narrow Road to the Deep Past: In Search of the Chemistry of the Origin of Life
Records & Feats
Co-discoverer of telomerase
Demonstrated the conserved nature of telomeric sequences and contributed to the discovery of telomerase, the enzyme that maintains chromosome ends.
First to construct an artificial plasmid
During his Ph.D., he built one of the first artificial plasmids, a foundational step in genetic engineering.