Olke C. Uhlenbeck
O. C. Uhlenbeck | |
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| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Harvard University |
| Known for | RNA synthesis from synthetic templates, RNA-protein interactions, RNA Biochemistry |
| Spouse | |
| Father | George Uhlenbeck |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry Biophysics |
| Institutions | University of Illinois University of Colorado Northwestern University |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul 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.