James E. Darnell

James E. Darnell
Born	(1930-09-09) September 9, 1930 (age 86) Columbus, Mississippi
Residence	United States
Citizenship	United States
Fields	Biochemistry Molecular Biology Developmental Biology
Institutions	The Rockefeller University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Albert Einstein College of Medicine Columbia University
Alma mater	University of Mississippi (B.A., 1951) Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (M.D., 1955)
Known for	Original discovery of RNA processing in eukaryotes. Determined how extracellular proteins (cytokines) stimulates nuclear gene expression.
Notable awards	Albany Medical Center Prize (2012) Albert Lasker Special Achievement Award (2002) National Medal of Science (2002) Canada Gairdner International Award (1986)

James Edwin Darnell Jr. (born September 9, 1930 - Columbus, Mississippi) is an American biologist who made significant contributions to RNA processing and cytokine signaling and is author of the cell biology textbook Molecular Cell Biology.

In 2004, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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