George M. Church From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Born George McDonald Church August 28, 1954 (age 61)[1] MacDill Air Force Base, Florida[1] Residence Boston, Massachusetts Citizenship United States Nationality United States Fields Chemistry[2] Institutions Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Alma mater Duke University (BA) Harvard University (PhD) Thesis Genetic Elements within Yeast Mitochondrial and Mouse Immunoglobulin Introns (1984) Doctoral advisor Walter Gilbert[3] Notable awards Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2011)[4] Bower award (2011)