Howard Green
Howard Green (born September 10, 1925 in Toronto , † October 31, 2015 in Westwood , Massachusetts ) was an American cell and developmental biologist . He was a professor at Harvard University in Cambridge , Massachusetts.
Green researched human embryonic stem cells and their differentiation , especially in keratinocytes . For the first time he was able to use cultured cells for the therapy of severely burned patients, who are not suitable for normal skin transplants . Green's method is widely used on very severe burns.
Green earned an MD from the University of Toronto in Toronto , Canada. The first independent scientific station was the New York University School of Medicine in New York City , New York , where he finally received a professorship and headed the department of cell biology. Between 1970 and 1980, Green was Professor of Cell Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge , Massachusetts , before moving to Harvard University Medical School , also located in Cambridge , where he headed the Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology until 1993 . Since 1993 he was there George Higginson Professor of Cell Biology .
Awards (selection)
- 1972 membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1978 membership in the National Academy of Sciences
- 1978 Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology from the National Academy of Sciences
- 1979 Rosenstiel Award
- 1985 Passano Award
- 1995 membership in the Académie des sciences
- 2007 Blaise Pascal Medal
- 2010 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize
- 2012 March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology
- Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur
Web links
- Howard Green at Harvard University ( Memento from August 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Green Lab
Individual evidence
- ^ Howard Green, Pioneer in Skin Regeneration, Dies at 90
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter G. (PDF; 931 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
- ↑ Howard Green. In: nasonline.org. Retrieved April 15, 2018 .
- ↑ Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology at nasonline.org; accessed on January 14, 2016
- ^ Past Winners - Rosenstiel Award - Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center - Brandeis University. In: brandeis.edu. Retrieved November 6, 2015 .
- ^ The Passano Awards 1945–2009 at passanofoundation.org; Retrieved May 8, 2011
- ↑ Les membres du passé dont le nom commence par G - List of membres depuis la création de l'Académie des sciences. In: academie-sciences.fr. Retrieved February 4, 2016 (French).
- ↑ The Blaise Pascal Medal 2007 at eurasc.org; Retrieved May 8, 2011
- ↑ https://med.nyu.edu/pathology/about/notable-alumni/howard-green
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Green, Howard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cell and developmental biologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 2015 |
| Place of death | Westwood , Massachusetts |