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''' John Abelson''' (c.1939- ) is an American molecular [[biologist]] with expertise in [[biophysics]], [[biochemistry]], and [[genetics]]. He was a [[professor]] at the [[California Institute of Technology]] (Caltech).
Abelson graduated in 1960 with a bachelor's degree in [[physics]] from [[Washington State University]]. He obtained his Ph.D. in biophysics from [[Johns Hopkins University]] in 1965. He then did postdoctoral studies in biochemistry at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology at [[Cambridge, England]] before occupying his first faculty post at the [[University of California, San Diego]] in 1968.
In 1982 Abelson joined the faculty at [[Caltech]]. He chaired the Division of Biology there and became the [[George Beadle]] Professor of Biology in 1991. He retired in 2002 and lives in [[San Francisco]], where he currently works with his wife, Christine Guthrie, a noted RNA biochemist, geneticist and faculty at [[UCSF]].
Abelson was a key figure in the elucidation of [[RNA]] splicing. He was elected to the [[National Academy of Science]] in 1985.
== Note ==
His uncle, [[Philip Abelson]], a physicist, was the longtime editor of ''[[Science]]'' and his aunt, [[Neva Abelson|Neva Martin Abelson]] co-developed the blood test for [[Rh factor]].
==External links==
*[http://biology.caltech.edu/Members/Abelson John Abelson's Cal Tech home page]
*[http://www.regents.wsu.edu/distinguished-alumni/abelson.html University Names John Abelson Recipient of its Highest Alumni Award] on Washington State University site
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