Biochemist
Roger Y. Tsien
Made fluorescent proteins in every colour, which is how cells are watched.
Roger Yonchien Tsien was an American biochemist. He was a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 for his discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, in collaboration with organic chemist Osamu Shimomura and neurobiologist Martin Chalfie. Tsien was also a pioneer of calcium imaging.
- Born
- 1952-02-01, New York City, USAA Friday
- Died
- 2016-08-24, Eugene, USAA Wednesday, aged 64
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1952-02-01, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 11°47′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 28°27′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 27°52′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 6°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 5°34′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 10°29′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 14°55′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Cancer | 10°45′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 21°41′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 20°32′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2016-08-24, Eugene, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 2°01′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 27°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 27°36′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 23°30′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 10°02′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 26°42′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 9°52′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 24°14′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 10°52′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 15°10′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Roger Y. Tsien was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
