Richard I. Morimoto
Richard I. Morimoto | |
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| Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois at Chicago The University of Chicago |
| Known for | Protein folding Heat shock response Molecular chaperones Neurodegenerative diseases Proteostasis |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Northwestern University |
| Doctoral advisor | Murray Rabinowitz |
Richard I. Morimoto is a Japanese American molecular biologist. He is the Bill and Gayle Cook Professor of Biology and Director of the Rice Institute for Biomedical Research at Northwestern University.