Geraldine Seydoux Explained

Birth Date:June 18, 1964
Birth Place:Paris, France
Fields:genetics, embryogenesis
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Geraldine C. Seydoux (born 1964 in Paris, France) is a Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics (1995–present), the Huntington Sheldon Professor in Medical Discovery (2015–present),[1] and the Vice Dean for Basic Research (2017–present) at Johns Hopkins University.[2] [3] She is also a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator.[4] [5] In 2002, Discover magazine recognized her as one of the 50 most important women in science.[6]

Education

Seydoux received a B.Sc. from the University of Maine, Orono in 1986. She graduated from Princeton University with a Ph.D. in 1991, and did post-doctoral training at the Carnegie Institution before joining Johns Hopkins University in 1995.[3] [7]

Research

Seydoux's work has focused on the earliest stages of embryogenesis and how single-celled eggs develop into multicellular embryos. The Seydoux lab attempts to determine the process by which embryonic development and polarization are activated. Seydoux studies Caenorhabditis elegans to examine how embryos choose between soma and germline.[7] She was able to demonstrate that the synthesis of mRNA must be globally inhibited prior to the establishment of the germline.[1] Seydoux has also confirmed that proteins in a fertilizing sperm trigger the reorganization of structural proteins inside the ovum. This is an essential step towards the anterior-posterior polarization of the one celled embryo. Geraldine Seydoux's studies provide much insight into the creation of a fully formed multicellular organism from a single cell.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Huntington Sheldon, M.D., Professorship in Medical Discovery School of Medicine . Johns Hopkins University . 7 March 2019 . 12 May 2019.
  2. News: Geraldine Seydoux named SOM vice dean for basic research . 11 May 2019 . HUB . Johns Hopkins University . June 16, 2017.
  3. Web site: Geraldine Seydoux, Ph.D. . Johns Hopkins Medicine . 11 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Geraldine Seydoux, PhD . HHMI.org . 2016-04-30 . 2012-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121002220656/http://www.hhmi.org/research/investigators/seydoux_bio.html . dead .
  5. Web site: Seydoux LAB . Bs.jhmi.edu . 2016-04-30.
  6. News: Svitil. Kathy. The 50 Most Important Women in Science. 1 May 2019. Discover. 13 November 2002.
  7. Web site: Geraldine Seydoux — MacArthur Foundation . Macfound.org . 2001-10-01 . 2016-04-30.
  8. https://gruber.yale.edu/2022-gruber-genetics-prize Gruber Prize in Genetics 2022
  9. Web site: The Harvey Society: Lecture Series 114 (2018—2019).
  10. Web site: January 2018 Geraldine Seydoux gives second Kuggie Vallee Distinguished Lecture . The Vallee Foundation .
  11. Web site: National Academy of Sciences Members Directory Geraldine Seydoux . 2019-05-11.
  12. Web site: Johns Hopkins Researcher Elected to American Academy of Arts and Science . 11 May 2019 . Johns Hopkins Medicine . April 24, 2013.
  13. Web site: American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2013 FELLOWS AND THEIR AFFILIATIONS AT THE TIME OF ELECTION . Yale University . 11 May 2019.
  14. Web site: Kirsch Foundation Previous Investigators . Kirschfoundation.org . 2002-07-01 . 2016-04-30.
  15. Web site: Searle Scholars Program : Geraldine C. Seydoux (1997). Searlescholars.net. 2016-04-30.
  16. Web site: Geraldine Seydoux 1996 Fellow . David and Lucile Packard Foundation . 11 May 2019.

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