Aziz Sancar
Turkish molecular biologist
Aziz Sancar is a Turkish molecular biologist specializing in DNA repair, cell cycle checkpoints, and circadian clock. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Tomas Lindahl and Paul L. Modrich for their mechanistic studies... Wikipedia
Born: September 8, 1946 (age 77 years), Savur, Türkiye
Education: The University of Texas at Dallas (1973–1977), Johns Hopkins University (1971–1972), and Istanbul University (1963–1969)
Spouse: Gwen Sancar
Awards: Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Siblings: Tahir Sancar
Parents: Meryem Sancar and Abdülgani Sancar
Citizenship: Turkey, United States