Omar Abudayyeh
Forbes 30 Under 30 in Healthcare; M.D.-Ph.D., Ph.D. candidate, Broad Institute, Harvard-MIT
Henry Abudayyeh is known for his work with CRISPR, the gene-editing tool. With this tool, Abudayyeh and his research partner Jonathan Gootenberg discovered a new enzyme for editing genes, and a new technique for editing the chemical messenger, RNA. He was recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree for healthcare in 2018.
Abudayyeh graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a Henry Ford II Scholar, meaning he was the top graduating engineering student with a perfect 5.0 GPA, as well as a Barry M. Goldwater Scholar. Following his time as an undergraduate, Abudayyeh joined the Harvard-MIT MD/PhD program.
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30 Under 30 2018: Healthcare
Omar Abudayyeh, 27; Jonathan Gootenberg, 26. M.D.-Ph.D., Ph.D. candidates,
Broad Institute, Harvard-MIT. more. Sol Chen, 22; Evan Ehrenberg, 24.
Jonathan Gootenberg, 26 (L) Omar Abudayyeh, 27 - 2018 30 Under ...
Omar Abudayyeh and Jonathan Gootenberg pioneered two advances: a new
enzyme for editing genes, and a new technique for editing the chemical ...
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