Angelika Amon
Angelika Amon | |
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Amon in October 2017 | |
| Born | January 10, 1967 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | October 29, 2020 (aged 53) |
| Citizenship | Austria & United States |
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| Known for | Chromosome duplication and cell division |
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| Doctoral advisor | Kim Nasmyth |
Angelika Amon (January 10, 1967 – October 29, 2020) was an Austrian American molecular and cell biologist, and the Kathleen and Curtis Marble Professor in Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Amon's research centered on how chromosomes are regulated, duplicated, and partitioned in the cell cycle. Amon was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017.