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Roger Y. Tsien

Native name: Roger Tsien

Also known as: Roger Yonchien Tsien, Roger Tsien

Place of birth:

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Birth date:

1952-02-01 • Birth Sign: Aquarius

Citizenship:

United States

Death date:

2016-08-24 (64 years old)

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Roger Yonchien Tsien (Chinese: 錢永健; February 1, 1952 – August 24, 2016) was an American biochemist. He was a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 for his discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, in collaboration with organic chemist Osamu Shimomura and neurobiologist Martin Chalfie. Tsien was also a pioneer of calcium imaging.

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Science and academia biochemist biophysicist university teacher chemist cell biologist New York City United States

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