Roger Y. Tsien, PhD, UCSD Professor & Alume Inventor Inducted into United States National Inventors Hall of Fame

Roger Y. Tsien
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Roger Yonchien Tsien (Chinese: 錢永健; February 1, 1952 – August 24, 2016) was an American biochemist. He was a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 for his discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, in collaboration with organic chemist Osamu Shimomura and neurobiologist Martin Chalfie. Tsien was also a pioneer of calcium imaging.
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Roger Tsien – our colorful colleague 1952–2016 | Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics | Cambridge Core - Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Roger Y. Tsien, Nobel Winner for Use of Glowing Proteins, Dies at 64 (Published 2016)
UC San Diego professor Roger Y. Tsien, Nobel winner for use of glowing proteins, dies at 64