Richard J. Roberts, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Richard J. Roberts

English biochemist and molecular biologist

Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1943

Place of Birth: Derby, England, United Kingdom

Profession: biologist, biochemist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Sir Richard John Roberts (born 6 September 1943) is an English biochemist and molecular biologist.
He was awarded the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Phillip Allen Sharp for the discovery of introns in eukaryotic DNA and the mechanism of gene-splicing.
He currently works at New England Biolabs.