John F. Atkins
John F. Atkins | |
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| Born | |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland) |
| Known for | Recoding, RNA World, Genetic Code |
| Awards | Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal Award in 2007 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular genetics, RNA biology |
| Institutions | University College Cork (Ireland), University of Utah, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory |
John Atkins is a research professor at University College Cork and a member of the Royal Irish Academy since 2003. Atkins was the first Irish national to be elected as a member of the EMBO Organization. In 2002 Science Foundation Ireland appointed Atkins as its first Director of Biotechnology. Atkins is also an honorary Professor of Genetics at his alma mater Trinity College, Dublin.