John Carlson (biologist) explained

John R. Carlson is an American biologist and professor. He currently holds the Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at Yale University.[1] He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Research

The Carlson lab studies insect chemosensation using the model organism Drosophila.[2] Significant contributions to the field include discovery of the olfactory receptor genes in insects using the Drosophila genome, called the Odorant Receptor (Or)[3] gene family, followed by the discovery of the insect taste receptor genes, called the Gustatory Receptor (Gr) [4] gene family, a system to deorphanize insect odorant receptors referred to as the "empty neuron" system,[5] using which a study identified ligands for most of the Drosophila Olfactory Receptor (Or) repertoire[6] and a similar study that characterized the Or repertoire of the Anopheles gambiae mosquito.[7] Carlson lab research has also been featured in Scientific American.[8]

Biography

Carlson earned his A.B. at Harvard University in 1977 and his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1982.[9] [10]

Honors

Carlson is a member of the National Academy of Sciences,[11] and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[12] Carlson was awarded the 2011 Genetics Society of America Medal.[13] He is also a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John R Carlson.
  2. Web site: Chemosensory Perception in Insects.
  3. Clyne. P. J.. Warr. C. G.. Freeman. M. R.. Lessing. D.. Kim. J.. Carlson. J. R.. February 1999. A novel family of divergent seven-transmembrane proteins: candidate odorant receptors in Drosophila. Neuron. 22. 2. 327–338. 0896-6273. 10069338. 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)81093-4. free.
  4. Clyne. P. J.. Warr. C. G.. Carlson. J. R.. 2000-03-10. Candidate taste receptors in Drosophila. Science. 287. 5459. 1830–1834. 0036-8075. 10710312. 10.1126/science.287.5459.1830.
  5. Dobritsa. Anna A.. van der Goes van Naters. Wynand. Warr. Coral G.. Steinbrecht. R. Alexander. Carlson. John R.. 2003-03-06. Integrating the molecular and cellular basis of odor coding in the Drosophila antenna. Neuron. 37. 5. 827–841. 0896-6273. 12628173. 10.1016/S0896-6273(03)00094-1. free.
  6. Hallem. Elissa. Carlson, John. Coding of Odors by a Receptor Repertoire. Cell. April 2006. 125. 1. 143–160. 16615896. 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050. free.
  7. Carey. Alison. Wang G . Su CY . Zwiebel LJ . Carlson JR. . Odorant reception in the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae. Nature. March 4, 2010. 464. 7285. 66–71. 20130575. 10.1038/nature08834. 2833235.
  8. Carlson. John. Alison Carey. Scent of a Human: The Battle against Mosquitoes. Scientific American. July 2011. 305. 1. 76–79. 21717963. 10.1038/scientificamerican0711-76.
  9. Web site: John Carlson.
  10. Web site: John Carlson - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120507012715/http://www.gf.org/fellows/17173-john-carlson. 2012-05-07.
  11. Web site: NAS Members and Foreign Associates Elected. https://web.archive.org/web/20120504002407/http://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/2012_05_01_NAS_Election.html. dead. May 4, 2012. National Academy of Sciences. May 2, 2012.
  12. Web site: New 2012 Academy Members by Alphabetical Index. American Academy of Arts and Sciences. May 2, 2012. May 22, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120522142114/http://www.amacad.org/news/alphalist2012.pdf. dead.
  13. Anholt. Robert. The 2011 Genetics Society of America Medal: John Carlson. Genetics. April 2011. 187. 4. 991. 10.1534/genetics.111.127845. May 2, 2012. 3070535.

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