Susan McCouch explained

Susan McCouch
Birth Name:Susan Rutherford McCouch
Fields:Plant genetics
Rice
Evolution
Plant genomics
Population biology
Workplaces:Cornell University
International Rice Research Institute
Alma Mater:Smith College (BA)
University of Massachusetts (MS)
Cornell University (PhD)
Thesis Title:Construction and applications of a molecular linkage map of rice based on restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64027926
Thesis Year:1990
Doctoral Advisor:Steven D. Tanksley
Awards:Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2018)
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Susan Rutherford McCouch (born 1953) is an American geneticist specializing in the genetics of rice.[1] [2] She is the Barbara McClintock Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics at Cornell University, and since 2018 a member of the National Academy of Sciences.[3] In 2012, she was awarded the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities.

Education

McCouch completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Hispanic Studies at Smith College in 1975. She went on to receive her Master of Science degree in plant pathology from the University of Massachusetts in 1982.[4] McCouch completed her PhD at Cornell University in 1990, where her research was supervised by Steven D. Tanksley.[5]

Career

After receiving her PhD, McCouch worked with the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines until 1995. She then joined the Cornell faculty in the departments of plant breeding and genetics, plant biology, biological statistics, and computational biology. Her research interests are in plant genetics, rice, evolution, plant genomics and population biology.Her research has identified the genetic mechanisms used by rice to survive long-term flooding,[6] and the development of a new cultivar of red rice.

Awards and honors

She was awarded the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (2012) and elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2018.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Tanksley. Steven D.. McCouch. Susan R.. Seed Banks and Molecular Maps: Unlocking Genetic Potential from the Wild. Science. 277. 5329. 1997. 1063–1066. 0036-8075. 10.1126/science.277.5329.1063. 9262467.
  2. News: Scientists probe ancient grains of rice and are surprised by what they find. July 27, 2016. Christian Science Monitor. 2018-08-09. 0882-7729.
  3. News: Two on faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences. Cornell Chronicle. Tom. Fleischman.
  4. Web site: Susan McCouch Department of Computational Biology. compbio.cornell.edu. 2019-10-06.
  5. Web site: BTI Faculty Honor Former Advisor, Steve Tanksley. Waldron. Patricia. June 16, 2016. Boyce Thompson Institute. 2018-08-09.
  6. News: Rice survives long-term floods due to newly discovered genetic mechanism. Ramanujan. Krishna. July 12, 2018. Cornell Chronicle.
  7. Web site: Susan McCouch. www.nasonline.org.