Michael Rosbash
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Michael Rosbash
Born: 7 March 1944, Kansas City, MO, USA
Affiliation at the time of the award: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA , Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Prize motivation: "for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm."
Prize share: 1/3
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