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Joseph R Ecker
Joseph R Ecker
Alma mater	The College of New Jersey; Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Known for	Plant biology and epigenetics
Awards	2011 George W. Beadle Award, Genetics Society of America; 2009 #2 Scientific Discovery of the Year TIME Magazine; 2006 Elected Member, US National Academy of Sciences; 2007 National Academy of Sciences, John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science; 2005 American Society of Plant Biologists, Martin Gibbs Medal ; 2004 International Plant Growth Substances Association Distinguished Research Award; 2001 Kumho Science International Award in Plant Molecular Biology
	Scientific career
Institutions	University of Pennsylvania Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Doctoral advisor	Richard Hyman
Website	http://www.salk.edu/faculty/ecker.html https://twitter.com/joeecker

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Joseph R. Ecker is an American plant biologist and molecular biologist.^[1] He is Professor of Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory and Director of the Genomic Analysis Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He is also an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He holds the Salk International Council Chair in Genetics.

He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Section of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of California, San Diego.^[2]

Biography[edit]

Ecker completed a BA degree in biology in 1978 at The College of New Jersey.^[3] He then joined the laboratory of virologist Dr. Richard Hyman and studied herpes viruses at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. He joined Ronald W. Davis's lab at Stanford University. In 1987, he was appointed as an assistant professor at the Plant Science Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.^[3] He also served on the Life Sciences jury for the Infosys Prize in 2017.

Notable honors and awards[edit]

2011 Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation^[4]
2011 George W. Beadle Award, Genetics Society of America^[5]
2009 #2 Scientific Discovery of the Year 2009 — TIME Magazine^[6]
2007 John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science

References[edit]

^ "Joseph R. Ecker- Salk Institute – Faculty & Research – Faculty". www.salk.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
^ "Joseph Ecker". biology.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
^ ^a ^b Trivedi, Bijal P. (27 Feb 2007). "Profile of Joseph R. Ecker". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 104 (9): 3023–3025. Bibcode:2007PNAS..104.3023T. doi:10.1073/pnas.0607124104. PMC 1805523.
^ "Joseph R. Ecker, PhD | HHMI.org". Retrieved 2015-09-26.
^ Wessler, Susan R. (2011-04-01). "The 2011 George W. Beadle Award Joseph R. Ecker". Genetics. 187 (4): 993–994. doi:10.1534/genetics.111.127852. ISSN 0016-6731. PMC 4238846.
^ "InsideSalk – 02|10 Issue "TIME" Ranks Epigenome Study No. 2 Scientific Discovery of 2009". Retrieved 2015-09-26.

External links[edit]

List of publications and citations at Google Scholar

[1] "Joseph R. Ecker- Salk Institute – Faculty & Research – Faculty". www.salk.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-26.

[2] "Joseph Ecker". biology.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-26.

[PNAS-3] Trivedi, Bijal P. (27 Feb 2007). "Profile of Joseph R. Ecker". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 104 (9): 3023–3025. Bibcode:2007PNAS..104.3023T. doi:10.1073/pnas.0607124104. PMC 1805523.

[4] "Joseph R. Ecker, PhD | HHMI.org". Retrieved 2015-09-26.

[5] Wessler, Susan R. (2011-04-01). "The 2011 George W. Beadle Award Joseph R. Ecker". Genetics. 187 (4): 993–994. doi:10.1534/genetics.111.127852. ISSN 0016-6731. PMC 4238846.

[6] "InsideSalk – 02|10 Issue "TIME" Ranks Epigenome Study No. 2 Scientific Discovery of 2009". Retrieved 2015-09-26.

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+{{short description|American plant biologist and molecular biologist}}
 {{Infobox scientist|name = Joseph R Ecker|birth_place = |doctoral_advisor = Richard Hyman|workplaces = [[University of Pennsylvania]]
 [[Salk Institute for Biological Studies]]|awards = 2011 George W. Beadle Award, [[Genetics Society of America]]<br>
-#2 Scientific Discovery of the Year 2009-[[TIME Magazine]]<br>
+#2 Scientific Discovery of the Year [[TIME Magazine]]<br>
+Elected Member, US National Academy of Sciences<br>
 [[National Academy of Sciences]], John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science<br>
-[[American Society for Plant Biologists]], Martin Gibbs Medal <br>
+[[American Society of Plant Biologists]], Martin Gibbs Medal <br>
 International Plant Growth Substances Association Distinguished Research Award<br>
 Kumho Science International Award in Plant Molecular Biology|alma_mater = [[The College of New Jersey]]<br>
-[[Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center]]|notable_students = Ryan Lister, Hong Qiao, Joseph Kieber, Jose Alonso, Brian Gregory, Sarah Liljegren|known_for = Plant biology and epigenetics|website = http://www.salk.edu/faculty/ecker.html
+[[Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center]]|notable_students =|known_for = Plant biology and epigenetics|website = http://www.salk.edu/faculty/ecker.html
+https://twitter.com/joeecker}}
-https://twitter.com/joeecker}}'''Joseph 'Joe' R. Ecker''' is an American plant biologist and [[Molecular biology|molecular biologist]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Joseph  R.  Ecker- Salk Institute - Faculty & Research - Faculty|url = http://www.salk.edu/faculty/ecker.html|website = www.salk.edu|accessdate = 2015-09-26}}</ref>  Dr. Ecker is a Professor of Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory and Director of the Genomic Analyis Laboratory at the [[Salk Institute for Biological Studies]]. He is also an Investigator of the [[Howard Hughes Medical Institute]] and [[Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation]]. He also holds the Salk International Council Chair in Genetics. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, UC San Diego.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Joseph Ecker|url = http://biology.ucsd.edu/research/faculty/jecker|website = biology.ucsd.edu|accessdate = 2015-09-26}}</ref>
+'''Joseph R. Ecker''' is an American plant biologist and [[Molecular biology|molecular biologist]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Joseph R. Ecker- Salk Institute – Faculty & Research – Faculty|url = http://www.salk.edu/faculty/ecker.html|website = www.salk.edu|accessdate = 2015-09-26}}</ref> He is Professor of Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory and Director of the Genomic Analysis Laboratory at the [[Salk Institute for Biological Studies]]. He is also an Investigator of the [[Howard Hughes Medical Institute]]. He holds the Salk International Council Chair in Genetics.
+He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Section of Cell and Developmental Biology at the [[University of California, San Diego]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Joseph Ecker|url = http://biology.ucsd.edu/research/faculty/jecker|website = biology.ucsd.edu|accessdate = 2015-09-26}}</ref>
 == Biography ==
-Dr. Ecker finished his BA in biology in 1978 from [[The College of New Jersey]]. He then joined the laboratory of virologist Dr. Richard Hyman and studied herpes viruses at the [[Pennsylvania State Univerdity College of Medicine]]. After finishing his PhD degree in 1982, he joined [[Ronald W. Davis]]'s lab at the Stanford University. In 1987 he was appointed as an assistant professor at the Plant Science Institute at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] (Philadelphia, PA).<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Profile of Joseph R. Ecker|url = http://www.pnas.org/content/104/9/3023|journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|date = 2007-02-27|issn = 0027-8424|pmc = 1805523|pages = 3023–3025|volume = 104|issue = 9|doi = 10.1073/pnas.0607124104|first = Bijal P.|last = Trivedi}}</ref>
+Ecker completed a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] degree in biology in 1978 at [[The College of New Jersey]].<ref name="PNAS">{{cite journal |last1=Trivedi |first1=Bijal P. |date=27 Feb 2007 |title= Profile of Joseph R. Ecker|journal=[[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America]] |volume=104 |issue=9 |pages=3023–3025 |doi= 10.1073/pnas.0607124104|doi-access=free |pmc=1805523 |bibcode=2007PNAS..104.3023T }}</ref> He then joined the laboratory of virologist Dr. Richard Hyman and studied herpes viruses at the [[Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine]]. He joined [[Ronald W. Davis]]'s lab at Stanford University. In 1987, he was appointed as an assistant professor at the Plant Science Institute at the [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref name="PNAS"/> He also served on the Life Sciences jury for the [[Infosys Prize]] in 2017.
-== Notable Honors and Awards ==
+== Notable honors and awards ==
+*2011 Investigator, [[Howard Hughes Medical Institute]] and the [[Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = Joseph R. Ecker, PhD {{!}} HHMI.org|url = https://www.hhmi.org/scientists/joseph-r-ecker|accessdate = 2015-09-26}}</ref>
-elected to the  [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]]
+*2011 George W. Beadle Award, [[Genetics Society of America]]<ref>{{Cite journal|title = The 2011 George W. Beadle Award Joseph R. Ecker|url = http://www.genetics.org/content/187/4/993|journal = Genetics|date = 2011-04-01|issn = 0016-6731|pmc = 4238846|pages = 993–994|volume = 187|issue = 4 |doi = 10.1534/genetics.111.127852|first = Susan R.|last = Wessler}}</ref>
-Investigator, [[Howard Hughes Medical Institute]] and the [[Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation]] <ref>{{Cite web|title = Joseph R. Ecker, PhD {{!}} HHMI.org|url = https://www.hhmi.org/scientists/joseph-r-ecker|accessdate = 2015-09-26}}</ref>
+*2009 #2 Scientific Discovery of the Year 2009 — [[Time (magazine)|TIME Magazine]]<ref>{{Cite web|title = InsideSalk – 02{{!}}10 Issue "TIME" Ranks Epigenome Study No. 2 Scientific Discovery of 2009|url = https://www.salk.edu/insidesalk/article.php?id=155|accessdate = 2015-09-26}}</ref>
+*2007 John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science
-George W. Beadle Award, [[Genetics Society of America]] <ref>{{Cite journal|title = The 2011 George W. Beadle Award Joseph R. Ecker|url = http://www.genetics.org/content/187/4/993|journal = Genetics|date = 2011-04-01|issn = 0016-6731|pmc = 4238846|pages = 993–994|volume = 187|issue = 4|doi = 10.1534/genetics.111.127852|first = Susan R.|last = Wessler}}</ref>
-#2 Scientific Discovery of the Year 2009-[[Time (magazine)|TIME Magazine]] <ref>{{Cite web|title = InsideSalk - 02{{!}}10 Issue "TIME" Ranks Epigenome Study No. 2 Scientific Discovery of 2009|url = https://www.salk.edu/insidesalk/article.php?id=155|accessdate = 2015-09-26}}</ref>
-[[National Academy of Sciences]], [[John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science|John J. Carty Award]] for the Advancement of Science
-Elected, [[National Academy of Sciences]]
-[[American Society of Plant Biologists]], Martin Gibbs Medal
-[[Scientific American]] 50 Research Leader of the Year
-International Plant Growth Substances Association Distinguished Research Award
-Kumho Science International Award in Plant Molecular Biology
 ==References==
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 == External links ==
 * [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=217PMk0AAAAJ&hl=en List of publications and citations] at [[Google Scholar]]
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+[[Category:Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences]]
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+[[Category:Salk Institute for Biological Studies people]]