Aziz Sancar is a Turkish-American scientist specializing in genetics, born in 1946 near Mardin, Turkey. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2015, jointly with Paul Modrich and Tomas Lindahl, for their research on DNA repair mechanisms. Sancar has contributed significantly to the study of photolyase enzymes and nucleotide excision repair in bacteria, transforming the field. He currently serves as a professor at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and is a co-founder of the Aziz & Gwen Sancar Foundation, which promotes Turkish culture and supports Turkish students in the United States.
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Meaning of the name - Aziz
dear, beloved, precious
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Aziz Sancar belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Savur
Educated At: Istanbul Faculty of Medicine | University of Texas at Dallas | Istanbul Technical University | Istanbul University
Occupation: molecular biologist | geneticist | biochemist | university teacher | scientist
Employers: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Awards Received: Bert and Natalie Vallee Award in Biomedical Science | North Carolina Award for Public Service | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Honorary Diploma of President of Azerbaijan Republic | Presidential Young Investigator Award | Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Astrology Analysis
Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.
Ephemeris for September 8, 1946
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on September 8, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for September 8, 2025 |
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| Sun | 15 Virgo 26 | 16 Virgo 18 | 3 Sagittarius 51 |
| Moon | 12 Aquarius 16 | 28 Pisces 56 | 6 Capricorn 5 |
| Mercury | 9 Virgo 40 | 11 Virgo 53 | 22 Scorpio 58 |
| Venus | 1 Scorpio 39 | 16 Leo 51 | 19 Scorpio 52 |
| Mars | 19 Libra 22 | 20 Libra 57 | 14 Sagittarius 31 |
| Jupiter | 26 Libra 36 | 19 Cancer 13 | 13 Scorpio 17 |
| Saturn | 4 Leo 52 | 29 Pisces 21 | 9 Leo 18 |
| Uranus | 21 Gemini 39 | 1 Gemini 28 | 20 Gemini 26 |
| Neptune | 7 Libra 31 | 1 Aries 9 | 10 Libra 12 |
| Pluto | 12 Leo 24 | 1 Aquarius 38 | 13 Leo 19 |
| Rahu | 16 Gemini 12 | 18 Pisces 13 | 12 Gemini 1 |
| Ketu | 16 Sagittarius 12 | 18 Virgo 13 | 12 Sagittarius 1 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Aziz Sancar's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars square Venus
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 01 January, 2025 - Mars square Jupiter
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Saturn opposition Sun
Exact: 21 January, 2025 - Saturn square Ketu
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Mars square Mars
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Jupiter trine Moon
Exact: 02 March, 2025 - Mars square Mars
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Rahu
Exact: 01 April, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Ketu
Exact: 01 April, 2025 - Mars square Jupiter
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Mars square Venus
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mars
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 01 May, 2025 - Jupiter trine Jupiter
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Ketu conjunction Sun
Exact: 18 October, 2025 - Mars conjunction Ketu
Exact: 27 November, 2025 - Mars opposition Rahu
Exact: 27 November, 2025
