Andrzej Tarkowski
Andrzej Tarkowski | |
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| Born | Andrzej Krzysztof Tarkowski 4 May 1933 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 23 September 2016 (aged 83) |
| Citizenship | Polish |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Known for | Mammalian embryos, Mouse chimeras |
| Awards | Albert Brachet Prize (1980) Embryo Transfer Pioneer Award (1991) Japan Prize (2002) Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science (2013) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Embryology, animal genetics |
Andrzej Krzysztof Tarkowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈan.dʐɛj tarkɔfski]; 4 May 1933 – 23 September 2016) was a Polish embryologist and a professor at Warsaw University. He is best known for his pioneering researches on embryos and blastomeres, which have created theoretical and practical basis for achievements of biology and medicine of the twentieth century – in vitro fertilization, cloning and stem cell discovery. In 2002 Tarkowski with Anne McLaren won the Japan Prize for their discoveries concerning the early development of mammalian embryos.