Gertrud Schüpbach
Gertrud Schüpbach | |
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| Born | Gertrud M. Schüpbach February 3, 1950 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Other names | Trudi Schüpbach |
| Education | University of Zürich (PhD) |
| Known for | Studies of signaling pathways in pattern formation in embryonic development |
| Spouse | Eric F. Wieschaus |
| Awards | Honorary Degree, University of Zürich; Edwin Grant Conklin Medal, Society for Developmental Biology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology, genetics |
| Institutions | University of Zürich, Princeton University |
Trudi Schüpbach (born Zurich, Switzerland, February 3, 1950; full name Gertrud M. Schüpbach; published name Trudi Schüpbach) is a Swiss-American molecular biologist. She is an Emeritus Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University, where her laboratory studies molecular and genetic mechanisms in fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) oogenesis.