Adrian Krainer (scientist)
Adrian Krainer | |
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Krainer in 2018 | |
| Born | Adrian Robert Krainer Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) Harvard University (PhD) |
| Known for | RNA splicing |
| Spouse | Kate Krainer |
| Children | 3 |
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| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Stony Brook University |
| Thesis | Nuclear pre-mRNA splicing in vitro (1986) |
| Notable students | Ewan Birney |
| Website | www |
Adrian Robert Krainer is a Uruguayan-American biochemist and molecular geneticist known for his research into RNA gene-splicing. He helped create a drug for patients with spinal muscular atrophy. Krainer holds the St. Giles Foundation Professorship at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Laurel Hollow, New York.