Let's make this birthday one to remember.

76 years old (Born on November 26, 1948)

Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Blackburn! May your telomeres stay as youthful and vibrant as your groundbreaking research. You've spent years unraveling the mysteries of chromosome protection—surely you've discovered the secret to eternal youth by now?

Your Nobel Prize-winning work in 2009 continues to inspire scientists worldwide, proving that great discoveries never age (even if we do!). Here's wishing you another year filled with exciting breakthroughs, joyful moments at UCSF, and plenty of laughter—because humor is scientifically proven to lengthen telomeres...right? Keep shining bright; after all, chromosomes aren't the only things you're protecting—you've safeguarded our curiosity too!