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Mario Capecchi

Molecular geneticist and Nobel laureateborn 1937

Wikidata names James Watson as doctoral advisor and names James Watson as teacher. Linked to Wikidata, ORCID, and 6 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

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James Watson

Teachers and mentors1

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a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision
James Watson

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stated by WikidataJames Watson
2 steps up
stated by WikidataSalvador Luria

Education and career11

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1969 to 1971
Harvard Medical School
worked
1971 to 1973
Harvard Medical School
worked
from 1973
University of Utah
worked
1988 to 2015
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
worked
from 1989
University of Utah School of Medicine
worked
undated
Harvard University
studied
undated
Antioch University
studied
undated
Antioch College
studied
undated
George School
studied
undated
Harvard University
worked
undated
University of Utah
worked

At a glance

known as: geneticist, inventor, university teacher, biophysicist
fields: molecular genetics, genetics
degrees: Doctor of Philosophy
awards: Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, 2001, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2007, Wolf Prize in Medicine, 2002, Canada Gairdner International Award, 1993, National Medal of Science, 2001, Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. Prize, 1994, March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology, 2005, Massry Prize, 2002, Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Neuroscience Research, 1992, Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences, 1996, Gabbay Award, 2007, Franklin Medal, 1997, Honorary doctorate from university of Florence, Clarivate Citation Laureates, 2006, AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research, 2015, John Scott Award, 2002, Kyoto Prize, 1996, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2001
member of: National Academy of Sciences, from 1991, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, from 2009, American Association for the Advancement of Science, from 2001, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, from 2008, European Academy of Sciences, from 2003
Wikipedia: in 58 languages

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Elsewhere8

identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaMario Capecchi
stated by WikidataWikidataQ215574
stated by WikidataORCID0000-0002-9591-4993
stated by WikidataVIAF201366364
stated by WikidataGND1217732470
stated by WikidataIdRef130721328
stated by WikidataISNI0000000029897908

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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q215574,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Mario Capecchi: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q215574},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Mario Capecchi: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q215574