Gerald Fink Retirement Symposium Sessions I and II

Описание: Whitehead Institute celebrated the legacy of its Founding Member and Former Director Gerald Fink at a retirement symposium held on May 13.

Renowned for his pioneering work in yeast genetics, Fink also mentored scientists whose discoveries have reshaped a range of scientific fields. As director, his visionary leadership helped shape some of the Institute’s most impactful contributions.

The celebration of his legacy featured talks by current and former colleagues and alumni of the Fink Lab. It also marked the release of Fink’s book, The Creation of Whitehead Institute: A Radical Experiment, which recounts the Institute’s creation and chronicles its role in advancing scientific discovery alongside engaging the public in conversations about science.

Speakers:
9:35 Molecular interactions between the sexes for optimal fertility (or, sometimes “his” doesn’t mean “histidine”) — Mariana Wolfner, Fink Lab 1972 – 1974, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, Cornell University

26:05 Birth and rearing of the integrated stress response — Alan Hinnebusch, Fink Lab 1980 – 1983, Distinguished Lecturer, National Institutes for Health

41:28 A Trp from auxin to peroxisomes in Arabidopsis — Bonnie Bartel, Fink Lab 1991 – 1995, Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor of BioSciences, Rice University

55:43 Using suppressors of insertion mutations to study eukaryotic transcription — Fred M. Winston, Fink Lab 1980 – 1983 John Emory Andrus Professor of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School

1:09:44 Unexpected biology of a pathogenic budding yeast — Hiten Madhani, Fink Lab 1995 - 1998, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco

1:27:28 Inspiration from molecular genetics — David Pellman, Fink Lab 1988 – 1992, Margaret M. Dyson Professor of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Professor of Cell Biology, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School; Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

1:41:21 Follow the science: From metabolism to an unexpected antifungal candidate — Mike C. Lorenz, Fink Lab 1998 – 2003, Herbert L. and Margaret W. DuPont Chair in Biomedical Science, McGovern Medical School, UT Health Houston

1:56:27 Scents and sensibility: Uncovering the biological basis of inherited learned behaviors — Reeta Prusty Rao, Fink Lab 1999 – 2005, Professor & Department Head, Biology and Biotechnology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

2:16:35 Scaling up DNA engineering from Ty1 to genes, pathways and Genomes — Jef Boeke, Fink Lab 1982 – 1985, Sol and Judith Bergstein Director, Institute for Systems Genetics, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine

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