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| Prof Alexander Tzagoloff awarded the Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal for lifetime achievement |
 Professor Alexander Tzagoloff received the
2010 Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal for lifetime achievement in the field of genetics. Awarded by The
Genetics Society of America, the medal recognizes Tzagoloff's research
on mitochondria, the energy generating factories of cells.
"Using yeast as a model system, Dr. Tzagoloff has defined the biogenesis and function of the mitochondrialrespiratory chain. He was the first to systematically define the nearly 400 nuclear (PET) genes required for respiration in yeast. His work has not only influenced yeast researchers, but has also affected research in humandisease, apoptosis and cancer genetics. Through the years he has developed an extensive collection of yeast strains, which he has generously shared with colleagues worldwide."
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