John Norman Abelson (born 1938 in Grand Coulee, Washington[1]) is an American molecular biologist with expertise in biophysics, biochemistry, and genetics.
This company discovered and brought to market Viracept, a leading drug used for controlling HIV infections.
The institute has funded more than $60 million of research in the fields of structural biology, geobiology and microbial ecology.
He retired in 2002 and lives in San Francisco, where he currently works with his wife, Christine Guthrie, a noted RNA biochemist, geneticist and professor at UCSF.
Abelson was a key figure in the elucidation of RNA splicing, in collaboration with his wife, noted geneticist Christine Guthrie.