Olke C. Uhlenbeck

O. C. Uhlenbeck
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Harvard University
Known forRNA synthesis from synthetic templates, RNA-protein interactions, RNA Biochemistry
Spouse
(m. 19651976)
FatherGeorge Uhlenbeck
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
Biophysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois
University of Colorado
Northwestern University
Doctoral advisorPaul Doty

Olke C. Uhlenbeck is a Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry at the University of Colorado Boulder and at Northwestern University.

His research group has led to many breakthroughs in RNA biochemistry, including the enzymatic synthesis of RNAs from synthetic DNA templates using T7 RNA polymerase. Olke was a founding member of the RNA Society. His father was theoretical physicist George Uhlenbeck.