Angelika Amon

Angelika Amon, PhD (January 10, 1967 – October 29, 2020) was an Austrian-American molecular and cell biologist. She was the Kathleen and Curtis Marble Professor in Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Angelika Amon
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Angelika Amon in October 2017.
BornJanuary 10, 1967
Vienna, Austria
DiedOctober 29, 2020 (aged 53)
NationalityAustrian
CitizenshipAustria & United States
Alma mater
Known forChromosome duplication and cell division
Awards
Scientific career
Institutions

Amon's research focused on how chromosomes are regulated and repeated in the cell cycle. Amon was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017.

Amon died of ovarian cancer on October 29, 2020 in Cambridge at the age of 53.[1]

References

  1. Schroeder, Bendta (October 30, 2020). "Angelika Amon, cell biologist who pioneered research on chromosome imbalance, dies at 53". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved October 31, 2020.

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