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Sir Peter John Ratcliffe, FRS, FMedSci (born 14 May 1954) is a British physician-scientist who is trained as a nephrologist.
Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019. Born: 14 May 1954, Lancashire, United Kingdom. Affiliation at the time of the award: University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom.
May 10, 2024 · Peter J. Ratcliffe, British scientist known for his research on erythropoietin, a hormone that influences red blood cell production, and for his research on oxygen-sensing mechanisms in cells. His insights into how cells sense oxygen earned him a share of the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
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Oct 7, 2019 · William G. Kaelin Jr., Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza discovered how cells can sense and adapt to changing oxygen availability. They identified molecular machinery that regulates the activity of genes in response to varying levels of oxygen.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019 was awarded jointly to William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza "for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability"
Oct 7, 2019 · Sir Peter Ratcliffe, a clinician scientist at Oxford University and Francis Crick Institute, discovered how cells sense and respond to low oxygen levels. He and his colleagues revealed the mechanism of hypoxia and its role in diseases such as anaemia and cancer.
Dr. Ratcliffe is a Nobel laureate for his discoveries on oxygen sensing and signaling pathways that regulate hypoxia-inducible factor 1. He is a professor at the University of Oxford and the Francis Crick Institute in London, and a member of the AACR Academy.
