Anita Goel
| Anita Goel | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Residence | United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields |
Physicist Physician |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University MIT Stanford University |
| Doctoral advisor | Dudley Robert Herschbach |
| Known for |
Molecular motors Nanobiophysics Nanotechnology |
Anita Goel (Hindi: अनीता गोयल) is a physicist and physician in the United States. She is globally recognized for her pioneering research in nano biophysics, particularly for the study of molecular mechanics behind the reading and writing of information in DNA.
Education
Goel received a PhD in physics from Harvard University, where she was mentored by Nobel laureate Dudley R. Herschbach. Her thesis was entitled Single Molecule Dynamics of Motor Enzymes Along DNA. She received a BS in physics with honors and distinction from Stanford University, where her mentor was Nobel laureate Steven Chu. She also holds an M.D. from the Harvard–MIT Joint Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST).[1][2][3]
Notes
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
- ↑ "2005 Young Innovators Under 35". Technology Review. 2005. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ↑ Dr. Anita Goel - Studying DNA Using Physics
External links
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- Nanobiosym Website
- Goel's Harvard homepage
- Goel's LinkedIn profile
- Goel at physics central
- Goel at US Senate hearing
- Nanobiosym Website
- Forbes Article on Goel's Senate Testimony
- Goel's scientific article on molecular motors published in Nature Nanotechnology
- Lemelson MIT Inventors Archive
- Nanobiosym Chairman and CEO Speaks on Future of Personalized Medicine & Mobile Health
- Nanobiosym CEO Dr. Anita Goel and Former UK PM Tony Blair Tackle Global Challenges at Novartis Forum
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