Co-founder of protein folding research.
She discovered how proteins fold and misfold, affecting disease.
Her work transformed molecular biology and understanding of neurodegenerative disorders.
In 1949, she was born in the USA.
In 1975, she earned her PhD in Biology from Harvard University.
In 1980, she began pioneering research on protein folding.
Protein folding research, studying how proteins achieve their functional shapes.
It helps understand diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
It supports drug discovery targeting protein misfolding.
Her discoveries reshaped molecular biology and medicine.
She continued mentoring scientists and leading biotech initiatives.
She served as Director of the Whitehead Institute and professor at MIT.
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