Francis H. Ruddle
Francis Hugh Ruddle (also Frank Hugh Ruddle , born August 19, 1929 in West New York , New Jersey , † March 10, 2013 in New Haven , Connecticut ) was an American cell and developmental biologist and Sterling Professor at Yale University .
Live and act
Ruddle's parents were of British descent. Born in New Jersey , Francis Ruddle grew up in Connecticut . After military service in the United States Air Force , he began studying at Wayne State University in Detroit , Michigan , during which he was also employed by Wolf William Zülzer in the laboratory of the Children's Research Center there . Instead of the originally planned study of medicine, Ruddle switched to studying biology. In 1960 he earned a Ph.D. from Morgan Harris at the University of California, Berkeley. with a thesis on chromosomes in mammalian - cell lines . As a postdoctoral fellow he worked with John Paul and Guido Pontecorvo in Glasgow .
In 1961 Ruddle received a professorship (initially as assistant professor ) in the group of Ross Granville Harrison at Yale University in New Haven , Connecticut . Most recently he was Sterling Professor - the highest academic position at Yale. Ruddle's work has been funded for many years by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), a National Institutes of Health (NIH) organization that promotes basic biomedical research . Ruddle laid out extensive gene maps of the human genome - and that of the mouse , which in large areas proved to be homologous to that of humans. Ruddle did a great job setting up a cell bank for various cell lines and coordinating gene mapping workshops ( sponsored by the March of Dimes ). In addition, he taught medical genetics courses at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor , Maine .
He was married to Nancy Hartman Ruddle , a professor (of epidemiology and microbiology ) at Yale University. After their retirement both continued to lead working groups at the university.
Francis H. Ruddle died on March 10, 2013 at the age of 83 from complications from a heart condition.
Awards (selection)
- 1976 member of the National Academy of Sciences
- 1977 member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1982 Dickson Prize in Medicine
- 1983 William Allan Award from the American Society of Human Genetics
- 1987 President of the American Society for Cell Biology
Web links
- Frank Ruddle, Ph.D. at Yale University (yale.edu) ( Memento from June 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Margalit Fox: "Francis Ruddle, Who Led Transgenic Research, Dies at 83". New York Times obituary , March 19, 2013.
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present (PDF, 159 kB) of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org); Retrieved April 14, 2012
- ^ Dickson Prize in Medicine Winners at the University of Pittsburgh (pitt.edu); Retrieved April 14, 2012
- ^ VA McKusick : The William Allan Memorial Award. In: American Journal of Human Genetics . Volume 36, No. 5, September 1984, pp. 941-943, ISSN 0002-9297 . PMID 6388320 . PMC 1684523 (free full text).
- ^ Past Presidents of the American Society for Cell Biology (ascb.org); Retrieved April 14, 2012
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SURNAME | Ruddle, Francis H. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ruddle, Francis Hugh (full name); Ruddle, Frank Hugh; Ruddle, Frank H. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cell and developmental biologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1929 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | West New York , New Jersey |
DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 2013 |
Place of death | New Haven , Connecticut |