James Alexander Thomson (1958- )
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James Alexander Thomson [4], affectionately known as Jamie Thomson [4], is an American developmental biologist whose pioneering work in isolating and culturing non-human primate [5] and human embryonic stem cells [6] has made him one of the most prominent scientists in stem cell research. While growing up in Oak Park, Illinois, Thomson?s rocket-scientist uncle inspired him to pursue science as a career. Born on 20 December 1958, Thomson [4] entered the nearby University of Illinois [7] Urbana-Champaign nineteen years later as a National Merit Scholar majoring in biophysics. He became fascinated with development via the encouragement and influence of Fred Meins, one of his undergraduate professors. After graduating as a Phi Beta Kappa scholar, Thomson [4] took his interest in biology to the University of Pennsylvania [8] where he earned two doctorate degrees: one in veterinary medicine, completed in 1985, and the other in molecular biology, completed in 1988. It was during his graduate years that Thomson [4] began working with embryonic stem cells [6].
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