Biologist
Gary Ruvkun
American geneticist
1952 - today
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Gary Ruvkun
His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Ruvkun is the 397th most popular biologist, the 3,463rd most popular biography from United States and the 70th most popular American Biologist.
Gary Ruvkun is most famous for co-discovering microRNAs and their role in regulating gene expression, earning the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. A surprising fact is that his early work on C. elegans development faced initial skepticism before revealing these tiny regulators conserved across species. His legacy endures through revolutionizing molecular biology and inspiring treatments for diseases like cancer.
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Among Biologists
Among biologists, Gary Ruvkun ranks 397 out of 1,097. Before him are Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, William Elford Leach, James Bond, Alexander von Nordmann, Edwin Klebs, and Johan Ernst Gunnerus. After him are Theodor Boveri, Georg Eberhard Rumphius, Ludwik Fleck, Karl Koch, Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre, and Harold E. Varmus.
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Edwin Klebs
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HPI: 62.02
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HPI: 61.95
Rank: 403
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Gary Ruvkun ranks 175. Before him are Clive Barker, Chuck Lorre, Geraldo Alckmin, Şenol Güneş, David Byrne, and Dalia Itzik. After him are Ahmed Nazif, Ahmed Ouyahia, Ian Hill, Sergei Stepashin, Lars Peter Hansen, and Sergio Marchionne.
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Clive Barker
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 169
Chuck Lorre
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 170
Geraldo Alckmin
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 171
Şenol Güneş
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 172
David Byrne
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 173
Dalia Itzik
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 174
Gary Ruvkun
BIOLOGIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 175
Ahmed Nazif
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 176
Ahmed Ouyahia
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 177
Ian Hill
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 178
Sergei Stepashin
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 179
Lars Peter Hansen
ECONOMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 180
Sergio Marchionne
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - 2018
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 181
In United States
Among people born in United States, Gary Ruvkun ranks 3,463 out of NaN. Before him are Peggy Lipton (1946), Jean Peters (1926), Lee Krasner (1908), Chet Atkins (1924), Andy Kaufman (1949), and Dean Norris (1963). After him are Jerry Orbach (1935), Doug Collins (1951), Frank Vincent (1939), Charles T. Kowal (1940), Robert Garrett (1875), and Ben McKenzie (1978).
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Peggy Lipton
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Jean Peters
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1926 - 2000
HPI: 62.07
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Lee Krasner
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1908 - 1984
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Chet Atkins
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Andy Kaufman
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Dean Norris
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Jerry Orbach
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1939 - 2017
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Charles T. Kowal
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1940 - 2011
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Ben McKenzie
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Among biologists born in United States, Gary Ruvkun ranks 70. Before him are Theodore Gill (1837), Henrietta Lacks (1920), Joel Asaph Allen (1838), Frank Chapman (1864), Esther Lederberg (1922), and James Bond (1900). After him are Harold E. Varmus (1939), Martha Chase (1927), James P. Allison (1948), Asa Gray (1810), Arthur Cronquist (1919), and Robert Weinberg (1942).
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1837 - 1914
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 64
Henrietta Lacks
1920 - 1951
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 65
Joel Asaph Allen
1838 - 1921
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 66
Frank Chapman
1864 - 1945
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 67
Esther Lederberg
1922 - 2006
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 68
James Bond
1900 - 1989
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 69
Gary Ruvkun
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 70
Harold E. Varmus
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 71
Martha Chase
1927 - 2003
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 72
James P. Allison
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 73
Asa Gray
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HPI: 61.51
Rank: 74
Arthur Cronquist
1919 - 1992
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 75
Robert Weinberg
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 76
