Edward M De Robertis

Professor, Biological Chemistry, University of California Los Angeles

(310) 206-1463

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Interests

Chordin/BMP/Tolloid pathway, Developmental Biology, Spemann organizer signaling, Bone Morphogenetic Proteins, Gastrulation, Wnt signaling, Colorectal cancer, Morphogen gradients in development, Cerberus head inducer

Education and Training

Universidad de la RepublicaMD03/1971Medicine

Awards and Honors

  • Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidad de la Republica del Uruguay, 2016.
  • Corresponding Member, Academia Nacional de Buenos Aires, 2019.
  • Member, National Academy of Sciences, 2013.
  • Gold Medal to top Medical Student, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay, 1971.
  • Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1995-2019.
  • Doctor Honoris Causa, Universite Sorbonne, Paris, France, 2013.
  • Academician, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, The Vatican, 2009.
  • Corresponding Member, Academia Nacional del Uruguay, 2019.
  • Norman Sprague Chair in Molecular Oncology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1985-pres.
  • Lifetime Achievment Award, Society of Developmental Biology, 2021.
  • Membre D'Honneur, Societe de Biologie, Paris, France, 2008.
  • EMBO member, European Molecular Biology Organization, 1982.
  • Ross Harrison Prize in Developmental Biology, International Society of Developmental Biologists, 2009.
  • Kowalevsky Medal in Evo-Devo, Soc. of Naturalists, St. Petersburg, 2020.