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Aziz Sancar
Wikidata describes Aziz Sancar as Turkish geneticist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015.
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English Wikidata description, retrieved 2026-11-05 UTC. This is a starting point; independent biography review is pending.
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Career highlights
As recorded by Wikidata:
- Award received: Nobel Prize in Chemistry · dated 2015
- Employer: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- Education: Istanbul Faculty of Medicine · to 1969
- Award received: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · dated 2004
- Employer: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Education: University of Texas at Dallas · to 1977
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