Jennifer Doudna

American biochemist who co-developed CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing with Emmanuelle Charpentier. Shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry — the first all-female Nobel science prize — and became a leading voice on the ethics of gene editing.

• Lived: 1964 CE – ?
• Nationality: American
• Roles: biochemist, scientist, ethicist

Related

• The Contemporary World
• CRISPR-Cas9 — Precision Gene Editing Becomes Possible