David Baulcombe
Sir David Charles Baulcombe (born July 4, 1952 in Solihull , England ) is a British botanist and since 2007 Professor, since 2009 Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge , England.
Life
Baulcombe earned a bachelor's degree in botany from the University of Leeds in 1973 and a Ph.D. in botany from the University of Edinburgh . Make a post-graduate student led him to the McGill University in Montreal , Canada, and the University of Georgia in Athens , Georgia. From 1980 to 1988 he worked as a scientist at the Plant Breeding Institute in Cambridge , England, before going to the University of East Anglia in Norwich - initially as an honorary professor and research director at the John Innes Center , and from 2002 as a professor. Since 2007 he has been a professor of botany at the University of Cambridge , England. He is also a Royal Society Research Professor .
Act
Baulcombe initially dealt intensively with the potato virus X (PVX) and developed the PVX vector, a widely used vector for researching heterologous gene expression in plants.
With his work on plant viruses , Baulcombe has elucidated the basic mechanisms of gene silencing and small interfering RNA (siRNA), which can also be transferred to higher organisms, including humans. In addition, there is knowledge about the defense mechanisms of plants against viruses and mechanisms of viruses to overcome this defense.
The award of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Andrew Z. Fire and Craig Mello for the discovery of RNA interference , ignoring Baulcombe, met with a lack of understanding among parts of the scientific community.
In 2009, Baulcombe was raised to the British nobility by Queen Elizabeth II as a Knight Bachelor in recognition of his academic achievements .
Baulcombe is a member of the scientific advisory boards of numerous scientific societies and journals .
Awards (selection)
- 2001 membership in the Royal Society
- 2002 Ruth Allen Award
- 2002 membership in the Academia Europaea
- 2003 Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences
- 2005 membership in the National Academy of Sciences , USA
- 2005 Massry Prize
- 2006 Royal Medal
- 2008 Benjamin Franklin Medal
- 2008 Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
- 2009 Knight Bachelor
- 2010 Wolf Prize in Agricultural Science
- 2012 Balzan Prize for Epigenetics
- 2014 Gruber Prize for Genetics
Web links
- Professor Sir David Baulcombe, Professor of Botany, Royal Society Research Professor at Cambridge University
- Interview with David Baulcombe (English) at in-cites.com
- David Baulcombe ( Memento from May 2, 2006 on the Internet Archive ) at isiknowledge.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography at the American Phytopathological Society ; accessed on August 31, 2019.
- ↑ a b David Baulcombe. In: royalsociety.org. Accessed August 31, 2019 .
- ↑ Ruth Allen Award at apsnet.org; accessed on August 31, 2019.
- ↑ RNA Researchers Named as Winners of the Second Annual Wiley Prize in the Biomedical Sciences at wiley.com; Retrieved December 11, 2010
- ^ David Baulcombe - The Franklin Institute. In: fi.edu. Retrieved January 23, 2016 .
- ^ Tiny RNAs that regulate gene function. In: laskerfoundation.org. Lasker Foundation, accessed April 5, 2018 .
- ↑ London Gazette: (Supplement) no.59090, p. 1, 13 June 2009 (PDF, 81 kB); accessed on April 5, 2018
- ^ The 2010 Wolf Foundation Prize in Agriculture at wolffund.org.il; accessed on August 31, 2012
- ↑ Laudation for Baulcombe on the website of the International Balzan Prize Foundation (balzan.org); accessed on March 12, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baulcombe, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baulcombe, David C .; Baulcombe, David Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solihull , England |