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Jack W. Szostak | Researchclopedia

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Jack W. Szostak

Howard Hughes Medical Institute ORCID

572

Works

58,646

Citations

112

h-index

328

i10-index

Research Topics

RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Origins and Evolution of Life DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry

Affiliations

Boston College2003–2007

Boston University1983–2019

Tokyo Institute of Technology2015–2018

New England Biolabs (United States)1988–1988

Tufts University1992–1992

Top Works

In vitro selection of RNA molecules that bind specific ligands

Andrew D. Ellington,Jack W. Szostak

19909,651 citations

Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

The double-strand-break repair model for recombination

Jack W. Szostak,Terry L. Orr‐Weaver,et al.

19832,484 citations

Synthesizing life

Jack W. Szostak,David P. Bartel,et al.

20011,611 citations

Yeast transformation: a model system for the study of recombination.

Terry L. Orr‐Weaver,Jack W. Szostak,et al.

19811,497 citations

A DNA Aptamer That Binds Adenosine and ATP

David Huizenga,Jack W. Szostak

19951,255 citations

In Vitro Selection of Functional Nucleic Acids

David Sloan Wilson,Jack W. Szostak

19991,195 citations

RNA-peptide fusions for the <i>in vitro</i> selection of peptides and proteins

Richard W. Roberts,Jack W. Szostak

19971,084 citations

Telomeres and telomerase: the path from maize, Tetrahymena and yeast to human cancer and aging

Elizabeth H. Blackburn,Carol W. Greider,et al.

2006988 citations

A mutant with a defect in telomere elongation leads to senescence in yeast

Victoria Lundblad,Jack W. Szostak

1989925 citations