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{{short description|American microbiologist}}
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| name = Alan D. Grossman
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| awards = [[Eli Lilly and Company-Elanco Research Award]] (1997)
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'''Alan D. Grossman''', is an American microbiologist; he is currently the Praecis Professor of Biology and served head of the Department of Biology at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] from 2014-2022. He is a member of the [[National Academy of Sciences]] and the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences|American Academy of Arts & Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alan D. Grossman|url=http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/20033164.html|access-date=2022-02-05|website=www.nasonline.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Alan D. Grossman|url=https://www.amacad.org/person/alan-d-grossman|access-date=2022-02-05|website=American Academy of Arts & Sciences|language=en}}</ref>


== Education ==
'''Alan D. Grossman''', is an American microbiologist who is currently the head of the Department of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2014, he was elected to the [[National Academy of Sciences]].<ref>http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/20033164.html</ref>
Grossman received a Bachelor of Arts in biochemistry from [[Brown University]] in 1979. He earned his Ph.D. at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alan D. Grossman|url=https://biology.mit.edu/profile/alan-d-grossman/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=MIT Department of Biology|language=en-US}}</ref> Grossman completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology at [[Harvard University]] before joining MIT's biology department in 1988.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Alan D. Grossman named head of the Department of Biology|url=https://news.mit.edu/2014/alan-grossman-biology-department-head-0804|access-date=2022-02-05|website=MIT News {{!}} Massachusetts Institute of Technology|date=4 August 2014 |language=en}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

Initially, his research was focused on characterization of bacterial [[chromosome segregation]]. His group was among the first that identified the Spo0J protein, the homologue of [[ParABS system|ParB]], responsible for the process of chromosome segregation in [[B. subtilis]].<ref name="pmid8071208">{{cite journal| author=Ireton K, Gunther NW, Grossman AD| title=spo0J is required for normal chromosome segregation as well as the initiation of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. | journal=J Bacteriol | year= 1994 | volume= 176 | issue= 17 | pages= 5320-9 | pmid=8071208 | doi=10.1128/jb.176.17.5320-5329.1994 | pmc=196717 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8071208 }} </ref> He later moved on to show that Spo0J binds to specific cis-sites on the DNA in order to implement its function and identified the sequences of those cis-sites which was termed [[ParABS system|ParS]].<ref name="pmid9506522">{{cite journal| author=Lin DC, Grossman AD| title=Identification and characterization of a bacterial chromosome partitioning site. | journal=Cell | year= 1998 | volume= 92 | issue= 5 | pages= 675-85 | pmid=9506522 | doi=10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81135-6 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9506522 }} </ref>
Initially, his research was focused on characterization of bacterial [[chromosome segregation]]. His group was among the first that identified the Spo0J protein, the [[Homologous series|homologue]] of [[ParABS system|ParB]], responsible for the process of chromosome segregation in [[B. subtilis]].<ref name="pmid8071208">{{cite journal| author=Ireton K, Gunther NW, Grossman AD| title=spo0J is required for normal chromosome segregation as well as the initiation of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. | journal=J Bacteriol | year= 1994 | volume= 176 | issue= 17 | pages= 5320–9 | pmid=8071208 | doi=10.1128/jb.176.17.5320-5329.1994 | pmc=196717 }}</ref> He later moved on to show that Spo0J binds to specific cis-sites on the DNA in order to implement its function and identified the sequences of those cis-sites which was termed ''[[ParABS system|ParS]]''.<ref name="pmid9506522">{{cite journal| author=Lin DC, Grossman AD| title=Identification and characterization of a bacterial chromosome partitioning site. | journal=Cell | year= 1998 | volume= 92 | issue= 5 | pages= 675–85 | pmid=9506522 | doi=10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81135-6 | url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9506522 | hdl=1721.1/83851 | s2cid=11402267 | hdl-access=free }}</ref>

In 2006, Grossman received a life-saving [[Heart transplantation|heart transplant]]. He has discussed the experience publicly and encouraged others to consider [[organ donation]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alan Grossman shares lessons learned from his lifesaving gift|url=https://science.mit.edu/alan-grossman-shares-lessons-learned-from-his-lifesaving-gift/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=MIT School of Science|language=en-US}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 18:55, 12 October 2023

Not to be confused with Allen Grossman.
Alan D. Grossman
Alma mater
AwardsEli Lilly and Company-Elanco Research Award (1997)
Scientific career
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Alan D. Grossman, is an American microbiologist; he is currently the Praecis Professor of Biology and served head of the Department of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2014-2022. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.[1][2]

Education[edit]

Grossman received a Bachelor of Arts in biochemistry from Brown University in 1979. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1984.[3] Grossman completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology at Harvard University before joining MIT's biology department in 1988.[4]

Career[edit]

Initially, his research was focused on characterization of bacterial chromosome segregation. His group was among the first that identified the Spo0J protein, the homologue of ParB, responsible for the process of chromosome segregation in B. subtilis.[5] He later moved on to show that Spo0J binds to specific cis-sites on the DNA in order to implement its function and identified the sequences of those cis-sites which was termed ParS.[6]

In 2006, Grossman received a life-saving heart transplant. He has discussed the experience publicly and encouraged others to consider organ donation.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alan D. Grossman". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  2. ^ "Alan D. Grossman". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  3. ^ "Alan D. Grossman". MIT Department of Biology. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  4. ^ "Alan D. Grossman named head of the Department of Biology". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  5. ^ Ireton K, Gunther NW, Grossman AD (1994). "spo0J is required for normal chromosome segregation as well as the initiation of sporulation in Bacillus subtilis". J Bacteriol. 176 (17): 5320–9. doi:10.1128/jb.176.17.5320-5329.1994. PMC 196717. PMID 8071208.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Lin DC, Grossman AD (1998). "Identification and characterization of a bacterial chromosome partitioning site". Cell. 92 (5): 675–85. doi:10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81135-6. hdl:1721.1/83851. PMID 9506522. S2CID 11402267.
  7. ^ "Alan Grossman shares lessons learned from his lifesaving gift". MIT School of Science. Retrieved 2022-02-05.

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