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Aziz Sancar

Turkish geneticist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015
Person human Q15118973

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[34]
Date of birth
September 8, 1946
Place of birth
Savur district
Country of citizenship
Turkey, United States, Northern Cyprus[8][9][10]
Ethnic group
Turks[12]
Occupation
biochemist, molecular biologist, university teacher, geneticist, scientist
Employer
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine[19][20][21]
Field of work
DNA repair, cell cycle, circadian rhythm, biochemistry, molecular biology, deoxyribonucleic acid[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Educated at
Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, University of Texas at Dallas, Istanbul Technical University[22]
Religion or worldview
Islam[33]
Award received
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Presidential Young Investigator Award, Bert and Natalie Vallee Award in Biomedical Science, honorary diploma of President of Azerbaijan Republic, North Carolina Award for Public Service, International Alisher Navoi Prize, Shohrat Order[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Official website
sancar.org[37]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Turkish, English[39][40]
Eye color
brown[38]
Family name
Sancar[35]
Given name
Aziz[36]
Interested in
chemistry[42]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[31][32]
Name in native language
Aziz Sancar[41]
Native language
Turkish[11]
Social media followers
350k (177k–350k, n=4)[43][44][45][46]
🏷️ Also known as
en Aziz Sancar ar عزيز سانجار da Aziz Sancar da Aziz Sançar de Aziz Sançar el Αζίζ Σανκάρ fa عزیز سنجر he עזיז סנג'אר hi अज़ीज़ सैंकर hu Aziz Sançar ja アジズ・サンジャル ko 아지즈 산자르 ru Азиз Санджар ru Санджар, Азиз sv Aziz Sancar uk Азіз Санджар zh 阿齐兹·桑贾尔
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
0000000137127599
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6469-4900
VIAF cluster ID
323144783026901656505
Library of Congress authority ID
no2016138218
GND ID
1197527664
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Aziz Sancar 0060.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
80177
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
sancar-aziz
Described at URL
uskudar.edu.tr
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Aziz-Sancar
Freebase ID
/m/0dm0yz
Geni.com profile ID
6000000049265973943
Show all 33 identifiers +21
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
aziz-sancar
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
21794943
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3991406
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
sandzhar-aziz-bd920c
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
70722
IdRef ID
267014503
Lex ID
Aziz_Sancar
Munzinger person ID
00000030511
NE.se ID
aziz-sancar
NL CR AUT ID
hka20191030662
National Academy of Sciences member ID
20010004
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810553162305606
Nobel Laureate API ID
923
Personality Database profile ID
45274
ResearchGate profile ID
Aziz-Sancar
Scopus author ID
7102063618
The Conversation author ID
475292
Treccani ID
aziz-sancar
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
aziz-sancar
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtcFCWWjwM3cJ6GycYdcP
X (Twitter) username
AzizGwenSancar

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 6
deoxyribonucleic acid, biochemistry, molecular biology, cell cycle, circadian rhythm, DNA repair
Occupation 5
scientist, biochemist, geneticist, university teacher, molecular biologist
Award received 4
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, honorary diploma of President of Azerbaijan Republic, Presidential Young Investigator Award
Country of citizenship 3
Turkey, United States, Northern Cyprus
Educated at 2
Istanbul Technical University, University of Texas at Dallas
Employer 2
Yale School of Medicine, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Turkish
Member of 2
National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Ethnic group 1
Turks
Given name 1
Aziz
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
chemistry
Named after 1
Mardin Airport
Native language 1
Turkish
Place of birth 1
Savur district
Religion or worldview 1
Islam
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Aziz Sancar was born on September 8, 1946[1], in Savur district[2]. He has worked as a biochemist[3], molecular biologist[4], university teacher[5], geneticist[6], and scientist[7].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Aziz Sancar include Mardin Airport[47], an airport[48], in Turkey[49].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Aziz Sancar include Mardin Airport[47], an airport[48], in Turkey[49].

FAQs

Where was Aziz Sancar born?

Aziz Sancar's place of birth was Savur district[2].

What did Aziz Sancar do for work?

Aziz Sancar worked as a biochemist[3], molecular biologist[4], university teacher[5], geneticist[6], and scientist[7].

Where did Aziz Sancar go to school?

Aziz Sancar was educated at Istanbul Technical University[22].

What awards did Aziz Sancar receive?

Honors received include Nobel Prize in Chemistry[23], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[24], Presidential Young Investigator Award[25], and Bert and Natalie Vallee Award in Biomedical Science[26].

Related Entities

biochemistry chemistry Northern Cyprus Turkey UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center United States University of Texas at Dallas

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  31. [12] ↑ . carolinaturkevi.org. carolinaturkevi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . nasonline.org. Retrieved . nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . amacad.org. Retrieved . amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [1] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  3. 8w ago · Turan Etibaroğlu · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → biochemist, molecular biologist, university teacher +2
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    Award received → Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Presidential Young Investigator Award +5
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