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Abelson, John
, born 1938
,
University of California, San Francisco
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco, California. It is part of the University of California system and is dedicated entirely to health science and life science. It con ...
, 1985 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Altman, Sidney
, 1939–2022
,
Yale University
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, 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1990 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Ambros, Victor
,
,
University of Massachusetts Medical School
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, 2007 National Academy of Sciences (US), 2008 Lasker Award, 2009 Horwitz Prize
, -
,
Atkins, John
,
,
University College Cork
University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork.
The university was founded in 1845 as one ...
, 2007 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal Award
, -
,
Baltimore, David
, born 1938
,
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech or CIT)The university itself only spells its short form as "Caltech"; the institution considers other spellings such a"Cal Tech" and "CalTech" incorrect. The institute is also occasional ...
, 1974 National Academy of Science (US), 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, -
,
Barré-Sinoussi, Françoise
, born 1947
,
Pasteur Institute
The Pasteur Institute (french: Institut Pasteur) is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines. It is named after Louis Pasteur, who invented pasteurization and vaccines ...
, 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, -
,
Bartel, David
,
,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...
, 2005 National Academy of Science Award in Molecular Biology
, -
,
Baulcombe, David
, born 1952
,
Cambridge University
The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III of England, Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world' ...
, 2008 Lasker Award
, -
,
Belfort, Marlene
,
,
Wadsworth Center
The Wadsworth Center, located in Albany, New York, is the research-intensive public health laboratory of the New York State Department of Health.
History
The Wadsworth Center, originally the New York State's Antitoxin Laboratory, was established i ...
, 1999 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Benzer, Seymour
, 1921–2007
,
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech or CIT)The university itself only spells its short form as "Caltech"; the institution considers other spellings such a"Cal Tech" and "CalTech" incorrect. The institute is also occasional ...
, 1961 National Academy of Science (US), 1971 Lasker Award, 1976 Horwitz Prize
, -
,
Birnstiel, Max
,
,
University of Zurich
The University of Zürich (UZH, german: Universität Zürich) is a public research university located in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 f ...
, 1983 National Academy of Science (US)
, -
, -
,
Blackburn, Elizabeth
, born 1948
,
University of California, San Francisco
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco, California. It is part of the University of California system and is dedicated entirely to health science and life science. It con ...
, 1993 National Academy of Sciences (US), 2006 Lasker Award, 2007 Horwitz Prize, 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, -
,
Breaker, Ronald R.
, born 1964
,
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
, 2006 National Academy of Science Award in Molecular Biology
, -
,
Brenner, Sydney
, born 1927
,
Salk Institute
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, 1971 & 2000 Lasker Award, 1977 National Academy of Science (US), 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, -
,
Brown, Donald D.
,
,
Carnegie Institution for Science
The Carnegie Institution of Washington (the organization's legal name), known also for public purposes as the Carnegie Institution for Science (CIS), is an organization in the United States established to fund and perform scientific research. Th ...
, 1973 National Academy of Science (US), 1985 Horwitz Prize
, -
,
Bruening, George
,
,
University of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California. Named a Public Ivy, it is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The inst ...
, 1992 National Academy of Science (US)
, -
,
Burge, Christopher
, born 1968
,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...
, 2001 Overton Prize, 2003 Searle Scholar Award
, -
,
Carthew, Richard
, born 1956
,
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.
Charte ...
, 1995 Pew Biomedical Scholar
, -
,
Caruthers, Marvin
, born 1940
,
University of Colorado, Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado sys ...
, 1994 National Academy of Science (US)
, -
,
Cech, Thomas
, born 1947
,
University of Colorado, Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado sys ...
, 1987 National Academy of Sciences (US), 1988 Lasker Award, 1988 Horwitz Prize, 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
, -
,
Chambon, Pierre
, born 1931
Institute for Genetics and Cell and Molecular Biology, Strasbourg, 1985 National Academy of Science (US), 1999 Horwitz Prize
, -
,
Crick, Francis
, 1916–2004
,
Salk Institute
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is a scientific research institute located in the La Jolla community of San Diego, California, U.S. The independent, non-profit institute was founded in 1960 by Jonas Salk, the developer of the polio vacci ...
, 1960 Lasker Award, 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, -
Dahlberg, James E.,
,
University of Wisconsin, Madison
A university () is an educational institution, institution of higher education, higher (or Tertiary education, tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. Universities ty ...
, 1996 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Darnell, James
, born
1930
,
Rockefeller University
, 1973 National Academy of Science (US), 2002 Lasker Award
, -
,
Darnell, Robert
, 1957
,
Rockefeller University
, 2010 National Academy of Medicine (US), 2014 National Academy of Science (US)
, -
,
Doolittle, W. Ford
, 1942
,
Dalhousie University
, 2002 National Academy of Science (US)
, -
,
Doudna, Jennifer
,
,
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...
, 2002 National Academy of Sciences (US), 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (US)
, -
,
Dulbecco, Renato
, 1914-2012
CNR Institute of Biomedical Technologies(Italy)
, 1961 National Academy of Science (US), 1964 Lasker Award, 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, -
,
Feigon, Juli
,
,
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California S ...
, 2009 National Academy of Science (US)
, -
,
Fire, Andrew
, born 1959
,
Stanford University
, 2004 National Academy of Science (US), 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, -
,
Gall, Joseph G.
, born 1928
,
Carnegie Institution
The Carnegie Institution of Washington (the organization's legal name), known also for public purposes as the Carnegie Institution for Science (CIS), is an organization in the United States established to fund and perform scientific research. T ...
, 1972 National Academy of Science (US), 2006 Lasker Award, 2007 Horwitz Prize
, -
,
Gallo, Robert
, born 1937
,
National Institutes of Health (US)
, 1982 & 1986 Lasker Award
, -
,
Gilbert, Walter
, born 1932
,
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...
, 1976 National Academy of Sciences (US), 1979 Lasker Award, 1979 Horwitz Prize, 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
, -
,
Greider, Carol
, born 1961
,
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consi ...
, 2003 National Academy of Sciences (US), 2006 Lasker Award, 2007 Horwitz Prize, 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, -
Guthrie, Christine,
,
University of California, San Francisco
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco, California. It is part of the University of California system and is dedicated entirely to health science and life science. It con ...
, 1993 National Academy of Science (US)
, -
,
Hannon, Greg
,
,
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a private, non-profit institution with research programs focusing on cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, and quantitative biology.
It is one of 68 institutions supported by the Cancer Centers ...
, 2007 National Academy of Science Award in Molecular Biology
, -
Henkin, Tina M.,
, Ohio State University
, 2006 National Academy of Science Award in Molecular Biology
, -
,
Hoagland, Mahlon
, 1921–2009
,
Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research The Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research (WFBR) was a non-profit biomedical research institute based in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States.
History
The foundation was established as an independent research center under the name Worces ...
, 1984 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Holley, Robert
, 1922–1993
,
Cornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...
, 1965 Lasker Award, 1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, -
Hurwitz, Jerard,
,
Sloan-Kettering Institute
, 1974 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Jacob, François
, born 1920
, Pasteur Institute
, 1965 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1969 National Academy of Science (US)
, -
,
Joyce, Gerald
, born 1956
,
Scripps Research Institute
Scripps Research, previously known as The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), is a nonprofit American medical research facility that focuses on research and education in the biomedical sciences. Headquartered in San Diego, California, the institu ...
, 2001 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
Kaesberg, Paul,
,
University of Wisconsin, Madison
A university () is an educational institution, institution of higher education, higher (or Tertiary education, tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. Universities ty ...
, 1991 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Khorana, H. Gobind
, 1922–2011
,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...
, 1966 National Academy of Sciences (US), 1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1968 Horwitz Prize, 1968 Lasker Award
, -
,
Klug, Aaron
, born 1926
,
Medical Research Council (UK)
, 1981 Horwitz Prize, 1982 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1984 National Academy of Science (US)
, -
,
Kornberg, Roger
, born 1947
,
Stanford University
, 1993 National Academy of Sciences (US), 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2006 Horwitz Prize
, -
Lambowitz, Alan,
,
University of Texas, Austin
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ...
, 2004 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Maquat, Lynne
,
,
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private university, private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants Undergraduate education, undergraduate and graduate degrees, including Doctorate, do ...
, 2011 National Academy of Sciences (US), 2015 Canada Gairdner International Award, 2017 National Academy of Medicine (US), 2018 Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences
, -
,
Mello, Craig
, born 1960
,
University of Massachusetts Medical School
The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School is a public medical school in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is part of the University of Massachusetts system. It is home to three schools: the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, the Morningside Grad ...
, 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, -
,
Montagnier, Luc
, born 1932
,
Pasteur Institute
The Pasteur Institute (french: Institut Pasteur) is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines. It is named after Louis Pasteur, who invented pasteurization and vaccines ...
, 1986 Lasker Award, 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, -
,
Moore, Peter
, born 1939
,
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
, National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Nirenberg, Marshall
, 1927–2010
,
National Institutes of Health (USA)
, 1967 National Academy of Sciences (US), 1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1968 Lasker Award, 1968 Horwitz Prize
, -
,
Noller, Harry
, born 1939
,
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California system. Located on Monterey Bay, on the edge of ...
, 1992 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Nomura, Masayasu
, 1927-2011
,
University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California. One of the ten campuses of the University of California system, UCI offers 87 undergraduate degrees and 129 graduate and p ...
, 1978 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Ochoa, Severo
, 1905–1993
,
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, th ...
, 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, -
,
Orgel, Leslie
, 1927–2007
,
Salk Institute
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is a scientific research institute located in the La Jolla community of San Diego, California, U.S. The independent, non-profit institute was founded in 1960 by Jonas Salk, the developer of the polio vacci ...
, 1990 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Pace, Norman R.
,
,
University of Colorado, Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado sys ...
, 1991 National Academy of Science (US)
, -
,
Ptashne, Mark
,
,
Sloan-Kettering Institute
, 1985 Horwitz Prize, 1997 Lasker Award
, -
,
Ramakrishnan, Venkatraman
, born 1952
,
Medical Research Council (UK)
, 2004 National Academy of Sciences (US), 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
, -
,
Roberts, Richard
, born 1943
,
New England Biolabs
New England Biolabs (NEB) produces and supplies recombinant and native enzyme reagents for the life science research, as well as providing products and services supporting genome editing, synthetic biology and next-generation sequencing. NEB al ...
, 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, -
,
Rich, Alexander
, 1924-2015
,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...
, 1970 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Roeder, Robert
, born 1942
,
Rockefeller University
, 1988 National Academy of Science (US), 1999 Horwitz Prize, 2003 Lasker Prize
, -
Rosbash, Michael,
,
Brandeis University
, mottoeng = "Truth even unto its innermost parts"
, established =
, type = Private research university
, accreditation = NECHE
, president = Ronald D. Liebowitz
, ...
, 2003 National Academy of Science (US), 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (US)
, -
,
Ruvkun, Gary
,
,
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...
, 2008 Lasker Award, 2008 National Academy of Sciences, 2009 Horwitz Prize
, -
Schimmel, Paul,
,
Scripps Research Institute
Scripps Research, previously known as The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), is a nonprofit American medical research facility that focuses on research and education in the biomedical sciences. Headquartered in San Diego, California, the institu ...
, 1990 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Sharp, Philip
, born 1944
,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...
, 1983 National Academy of Science (US), 1988 Lasker Award, 1988 Horwitz Prize, 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, -
Shatkin, Aaron,
,
Rutgers University
Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...
, 1981 National Academy of Science (US)
, -
,
Singer, Maxine
, born 1931
, Carnegie Institution of Washington
, 1979 National Academy of Sciences (US), 1992 National Medal of Science (US)
, -
,
Soll, Dieter
,
, Yale University
, 1997 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Spiegelman, Sol
, born 1914
,
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
, 1974 Lasker Award
, -
,
Steitz, Joan
, born 1941
,
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
, 1983 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Steitz, Thomas
, 1940-2018
,
Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...
, 1990 National Academy of Sciences (US), 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
, -
,
Stevens, Audrey
, 1932-2010
,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a U.S. multiprogram science and technology national laboratory sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and administered, managed, and operated by UT–Battelle as a federally funded research an ...
, 1998 National Academy of Science (US)
, -
,
Szostak, Jack
, born 1952
,
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...
, 1998 National Academy of Sciences (US), 2006 Lasker Award, 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, -
,
Temin, Howard
, 1934–1994
,
University of Wisconsin, Madison
A university () is an educational institution, institution of higher education, higher (or Tertiary education, tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. Universities ty ...
, 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
, -
,
Tinoco, Ignacio
,
,
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...
, 1985 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Tjian, Robert
, born 1949
,
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...
, 1991 National Academy of Sciences (US), 1999 Horwitz Prize
, -
,
Todd, Alexander
, 1907–1997
,
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world's third oldest surviving university and one of its most pr ...
, 1957 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
, -
,
Turner, Douglas
,
,
University of Rochester
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, 2011 Gordon Hammes Lectureship
, -
,
Uhlenbeck, Olke
,
,
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.
Charte ...
, 1993 National Academy of Sciences (US)
, -
,
Watson, James
, born 1928
,
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a private, non-profit institution with research programs focusing on cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, and quantitative biology.
It is one of 68 institutions supported by the Cancer Centers ...
, 1960 Lasker Award, 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1962 National Academy of Science (US)
, -
,
Yanofsky, Charles
, born 1925
,
Stanford University
, 1966 National Academy of Science (US), 1971 Lasker Award, 1976 Horwitz Prize
, -
,
Yonath, Ada
, born 1939
,
Weizmann Institute of Science
The Weizmann Institute of Science ( he, מכון ויצמן למדע ''Machon Vaitzman LeMada'') is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel. It differs from other Israeli unive ...
, 2003 National Academy of Sciences (US), 2005 Horwitz Prize, 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
, -
,
Zamecnik, Paul
, 1912–2009
,
Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research The Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research (WFBR) was a non-profit biomedical research institute based in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States.
History
The foundation was established as an independent research center under the name Worces ...
, 1968 National Academy of Sciences (US), 1996 Lasker Award
, -
,
Zinder, Norton
, born 1928
,
Rockefeller University
, 1969 National Academy of Science (US)
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