# Elizabeth Blackburn

> Elizabeth Blackburn discovered telomerase — the enzyme that replenishes the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes — work for which she shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Her research established that telomere shortening is a molecular clock of cellular aging and linked telomere dysfunction to cancer and age-related conditions. She served as President of the Salk Institute and holds foundational patents underlying telomerase-targeted cancer therapies in clinical development.

*Source: [https://selltoscientists.com/researchers/elizabeth-blackburn/](https://selltoscientists.com/researchers/elizabeth-blackburn/)*

**Institution:** University of California, San Francisco
**Field:** Molecular Biology
**H-index:** 114
**Publications:** 441
**Grants:** 48
**Patents:** 18
**ORCID:** `0000-0002-5243-8498`

## Industry collaborations

- Telomere Health
- Life Length
- Geron Corporation

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