Joan A. Steitz, born on January 26, 1941, is a Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University and a researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She is renowned for her groundbreaking discoveries in RNA biology, particularly her insights into how ribosomes interact with messenger RNA through complementary base pairing and the role of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) in intron splicing. In 2018, she received the Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science.
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Your next birthday is 235 days away.
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Time Zone - America/Chicago (6:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Joan
God is gracious; Yahweh is gracious; The Lord is gracious; God is merciful; The Lord is merciful
Read Full Joan Name AnalysisJanuary 26, 1941 Facts
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Joan A. Steitz belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Minneapolis
Educated At: Antioch College | Harvard University
Occupation: biophysicist | biochemist | university teacher | biologist
Spouses: Thomas A. Steitz
Children: John
Employers: Yale University
Awards Received: honorary doctor of Brandeis University | Murray Goodman Memorial Prize | honorary doctorate from the University of British Columbia | Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Cancer Research | Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine | honorary doctor of Harvard University | Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science | Weizmann Women & Science Award | Warren Alpert Foundation Prize | Pearl Meister Greengard Prize | FASEB Excellence in Science Award | Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame | Foreign Member of the Royal Society | Grand Prize of the French Academy of Science | Albany Medical Center Prize | Max Delbrück Medal | L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science | Keith R. Porter Lecture | Howard Taylor Ricketts Prize | Rosenstiel Award | E. B. Wilson Medal | Dickson Prize in Science | Canada Gairdner International Award | National Medal of Science | Sterling Professor | NAS Award in Molecular Biology | Wolf Prize in Medicine | Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science
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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 January 26, 1941
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 26, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 26, 2026 |
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| Sun | 6 Aquarius 25 | 6 Aquarius 47 | 1 Taurus 14 |
| Moon | 27 Capricorn 41 | 14 Taurus 6 | 8 Pisces 34 |
| Mercury | 16 Aquarius 51 | 10 Aquarius 18 | 16 Aries 5 |
| Venus | 16 Capricorn 3 | 11 Aquarius 35 | 1 Taurus 52 |
| Mars | 14 Sagittarius 49 | 2 Aquarius 37 | 13 Aquarius 17 |
| Jupiter | 6 Taurus 47 | 17 Cancer 59 | 21 Taurus 46 |
| Saturn | 8 Taurus 21 | 28 Pisces 3 | 16 Taurus 0 |
| Uranus | 22 Taurus 10 | 27 Taurus 30 | 24 Taurus 44 |
| Neptune | 27 Virgo 29 | 29 Pisces 59 | 25 Virgo 26 |
| Pluto | 3 Leo 7 | 3 Aquarius 31 | 2 Leo 2 |
| Rahu | 4 Libra 48 | 10 Pisces 48 | 0 Libra 18 |
| Ketu | 4 Aries 48 | 10 Virgo 48 | 0 Aries 18 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Joan A. Steitz's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 21 January, 2026 - Mars conjunction Sun
Exact: 31 January, 2026 - Mars square Jupiter
Exact: 31 January, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Venus
Exact: 10 February, 2026 - Saturn conjunction Ketu
Exact: 01 April, 2026 - Saturn opposition Rahu
Exact: 01 April, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Venus
Exact: 11 April, 2026 - Mars conjunction Saturn
Exact: 31 May, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Moon
Exact: 20 June, 2026 - Mars opposition Mars
Exact: 20 July, 2026 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 20 July, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Sun
Exact: 30 July, 2026 - Mars aspects Moon
Exact: 09 August, 2026 - Mars square Rahu
Exact: 19 August, 2026 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 08 September, 2026 - Jupiter trine Mars
Exact: 08 September, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Mercury
Exact: 18 September, 2026 - Mars opposition Sun
Exact: 08 October, 2026 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 28 October, 2026
