title: Telomeres in the '80s: a few recollections.
abstract: Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak were recently recognized with the Lasker award for their work on telomerase and the role of this enzyme in cellular proliferation. Vicki Lundblad reflects on the excitement as these experiments were unfolding.
authors.affiliation: Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Molecular and Cell Biology Laboratory, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037-1099, USA. lundblad@salk.edu
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lundblad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D006801:Humans; D019098:Telomerase / Q000378:metabolism; D016615:Telomere / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D019098:Telomerase