Gerald Joyce
Gerald Joyce | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) Kansas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago University of California, San Diego |
| Spouse | Nancy McTigue |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Salk Institute for Biological Studies The Scripps Research Institute |
| Website | www |
Gerald Francis "Jerry" Joyce (born 1956) is president and professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and was previously the director of the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation. He is best known for his work on in vitro evolution, for the discovery of the first DNA enzyme (deoxyribozyme), for his work in discovering potential RNA world ribozymes, and more in general for his work on the origin of life.