Nancy Kleckner
Nancy Elizabeth Kleckner (* 1947 in Southern California ) is an American geneticist and molecular biologist at Harvard University .
Live and act
Kleckner first studied with Matthew Meselson at Harvard University (graduated in 1968), her Ph.D. in genetics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1974 . She then worked there as a postdoc with David Botstein . In 1977 she returned to Harvard University, where she has held a professorship since 1985.
Kleckner was able to define the DNA rearrangement that is caused by the bacterial transposon Tn10 at a more precise molecular level . Kleckner and her colleagues were able to show that the synthesis of transposase is regulated both by the methylation of adenine and by antisense RNA , and that the process of transposition does not require replication of the transposed DNA. Further work deals with the meiosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker's yeast).
Awards (selection)
- 1990 Genetics Society of America Medal
- 1991 member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1993 member of the National Academy of Sciences
- 2004 Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
- 2016 Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal
Web links
- Nancy Kleckner Profile and Nancy Kleckner Lab at Harvard University (Harvard.edu)
- Karen Hopkin: The Chromosome Queen - The Scientist Magazine. In: the-scientist.com. April 4, 2007, accessed December 16, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b National Academy of Sciences. In: nas.nasonline.org. Retrieved December 16, 2016 .
- ^ The GSA Medal - Genetics Society of America. In: genetics-gsa.org. Retrieved December 16, 2016 .
- ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present (PDF) at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org); accessed on December 16, 2016.
- ^ 60 Are Chosen for the National Academy of Sciences. In: nytimes.com. May 2, 1993, accessed December 16, 2016 .
- ^ Molecular & Cellular Biology - Harvard University. In: mcb.harvard.edu. Retrieved December 16, 2016 .
- ↑ Chloe Poston: Nancy Kleckner awarded 2016 Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal. In: genestogenomes.org. January 19, 2016, accessed December 16, 2016 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kleckner, Nancy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kleckner, Nancy Elizabeth (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American geneticist and molecular biologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Southern California |