Gertrud Schüpbach
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Trudi Schüpbach is a Swiss
-American
molecular biologist
. She is a Professor of Molecular Biology
at Princeton University
, where her laboratory studies molecular and genetic mechanisms in fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster
) oogenesis
.
Dr. Schüpbach was elected to the National Academy of Sciences
in 2005.
She is married to Nobel laureate and fellow biologist Eric F. Wieschaus
.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
molecular biologist
Molecular biology
Molecular biology is the branch of biology that deals with the molecular basis of biological activity. This field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry...
. She is a Professor of Molecular Biology
Molecular biology
Molecular biology is the branch of biology that deals with the molecular basis of biological activity. This field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry...
at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, where her laboratory studies molecular and genetic mechanisms in fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophila melanogaster
Drosophila melanogaster is a species of Diptera, or the order of flies, in the family Drosophilidae. The species is known generally as the common fruit fly or vinegar fly. Starting from Charles W...
) oogenesis
Oogenesis
Oogenesis, ovogenesis or oögenesis is the creation of an ovum . It is the female form of gametogenesis. The male equivalent is spermatogenesis...
.
Dr. Schüpbach was elected to the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
in 2005.
She is married to Nobel laureate and fellow biologist Eric F. Wieschaus
Eric F. Wieschaus
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.