Andrew Fire Scientist

Andrew Zachary Fire (born April 27, 1959) is an American biologist and professor of pathology and of genetics at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He was awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, along with Craig C. Mello, for the discovery of RNA interference (RNAi). This research was conducted at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and published in 1998.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 27, 1959
Birth name	Andrew Zachary Fire
Birth place	California , Palo Alto California
Nationality	United States
Residence	Stanford California
Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of California Berkeley
Known for	RNA interference