Mary Helen Goldsmith Explained

Mary Helen Goldsmith
Birth Date:2 May 1933
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma Mater:Radcliffe College
Thesis Title:Characteristics of the translocation of indoleacetic acid in the coleoptile of Avena
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/
Thesis Year:1960

Mary Helen Goldsmith (née Martin, May 2, 1933 – October 2, 2024) was an American plant physiologist known for her work on how hormones impact plant growth. She was a fellow and past president of the American Society of Plant Physiologists.

Life and career

Goldsmith had a B.A. from Cornell University.[1] She earned her Ph.D. in 1960 from Radcliffe College where she researched the importance of indole acetic acid in the grass, Avena.[2] In 1963 she joined the faculty at Yale University where she worked until her retirement in 2006.

Goldsmith was the director of the Marsh Botanical Garden for sixteen years and included visits to the garden in some of her classes.[3] She also served as the president of the American Society of Plant Physiologists.

Goldsmith died in Hamden, Connecticut, on October 2, 2024, at the age of 91.[4]

Research

Goldsmith's early work was on impact of oxygen on insects.[5] During her Ph.D., she began to examine the movement of auxins, such as indole acetic acid, into corn.[6] [7] [8] She particularly focused on the polar diffusion of auxins.[9] [10] Her research extends to studies on changes in plant cells during transport of polar chemicals,[11] [12] intracellular measurements of membrane potential,[13] and activation of potassium channels.[14]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mary Helen Goldsmith Faculty of Arts and Sciences. 2022-01-03. fas.yale.edu.
  2. Characteristics of the translocation of indoleacetic acid in the coleoptile of Avena.. 1960. English. Mary Helen Martin. Goldsmith. 76986822.
  3. Web site: 2013-05-30. Plants and Raves. 2022-01-04. Daily Nutmeg.
  4. Web site: Mary Helen (Martin) Goldsmith . West Haven Funeral Home . 16 October 2024.
  5. Goldsmith. Mary Helen M.. Schneiderman. Howard A.. 1960. The Effects of Oxygen Poisoning on the Post-Embryonic Development and Behavior of a Chalcid Wasp. The Biological Bulletin. en. 118. 2. 269–288. 10.2307/1539001. 1539001. 0006-3185.
  6. Helen. Mary. Goldsmith. M.. Thimann. Kenneth V.. 1962-07-01. Some Characteristics of Movement of Indoleacetic Acid in Coleoptiles of Avena. I. Uptake, Destruction, Immobilization, & Distribution of IAA During Basipetal Translocation. Plant Physiology. 37. 4. 492–505. 10.1104/pp.37.4.492. 0032-0889. 549821. 16655683.
  7. Goldsmith. Mary Helen M.. Wilkins. Malcolm B.. 1964-03-01. Movement of Auxin in Coleoptiles of Zea mays L. during Geotropic Stimulation. Plant Physiology. en. 39. 2. 151–162. 10.1104/pp.39.2.151. 0032-0889. 550047. 16655890.
  8. Goldsmith. Mary Helen M.. 1967-05-05. Separation of Transit of Auxin from Uptake: Average Velocity and Reversible Inhibition by Anaerobic Conditions. Science. 156. 3775. 661–663. EN. 10.1126/science.156.3775.661. 6023663. 1967Sci...156..661G. 36008743.
  9. Goldsmith. M H M. 1977-06-01. The Polar Transport of Auxin. Annual Review of Plant Physiology. 28. 1. 439–478. 10.1146/annurev.pp.28.060177.002255. 0066-4294.
  10. Goldsmith. M. H. M.. Goldsmith. T. H.. Martin. M. H.. 1 February 1981. Mathematical analysis of the chemosmotic polar diffusion of auxin through plant tissues. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 78. 2. 976–980. 10.1073/pnas.78.2.976. 16592983. 319928. 1981PNAS...78..976G. free.
  11. Cande. W. Z.. Goldsmith. Mary Helen M.. Ray. P. M.. 1973. Polar auxin transport and auxin-induced elongation in the absence of cytoplasmic streaming. Planta. en. 111. 4. 279–296. 10.1007/BF00385548. 24469695. 10659549. 0032-0935.
  12. Goldsmith. Mary Helen M.. Ray. Peter M.. 1973. Intracellular localization of the active process in polar transport of auxin. Planta. en. 111. 4. 297–314. 10.1007/BF00385549. 24469696. 13558207. 0032-0935.
  13. Goldsmith. Timothy H.. Goldsmith. Mary Helen M.. 1978-01-01. The interpretation of intracellular measurements of membrane potential, resistance, and coupling in cells of higher plants. Planta. en. 143. 3. 267–274. 10.1007/BF00391997. 24408464. 21287236. 1432-2048.
  14. Spalding. Edgar P.. Goldsmith. Mary Helen M.. 1993. Activation of K⁺ Channels in the Plasma Membrane of Arabidopsis by ATP Produced Photosynthetically. The Plant Cell. 5. 4. 477–484. 10.2307/3869727. 3869727. 12271073. 160286. 1040-4651.
  15. Web site: John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Mary Helen Goldsmith. 2022-01-03. en-US.
  16. News: 1986-04-13. 272 TO SHARE $5.9 MILLION IN GUGGENHEIM AWARDS. en-US. The New York Times. 2022-01-04. 0362-4331.
  17. Web site: Fellow of ASPB. 2022-01-03. American Society of Plant Biologists. en-US.
  18. Web site: ASPB Pioneer Members .

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