Doctoral advisor Richard Hyman | Name Joseph Ecker | |
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Institutions University of Pennsylvania
Salk Institute for Biological Studies Alma mater The College of New Jersey
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Notable students Ryan Lister, Hong Qiao, Joseph Kieber, Jose Alonso, Brian Gregory, Sarah Liljegren Known for Plant biology and epigenetics Notable awards 2011 George W. Beadle Award, Genetics Society of America
2009 #2 Scientific Discovery of the Year 2009-TIME Magazine
2007 National Academy of Sciences, John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science
2005 American Society for Plant Biologists, Martin Gibbs Medal
2004 International Plant Growth Substances Association Distinguished Research Award
2001 Kumho Science International Award in Plant Molecular Biology | ||
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Joseph 'Joe' R. Ecker is an American plant biologist and molecular biologist. Dr. Ecker is a Professor of Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory and Director of the Genomic Analysis Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He is also an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. He also holds the Salk International Council Chair in Genetics. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, UC San Diego.
Contents
- Cw6 salk crop study joseph r ecker salk news clip
- Kgtv discovery may help protect crops from stressors joseph r ecker salk news clip
- Biography
- Notable Honors and Awards
- References
Kgtv discovery may help protect crops from stressors joseph r ecker salk news clip
Biography
Dr. Ecker finished his BA in biology in 1978 from The College of New Jersey. He then joined the laboratory of virologist Dr. Richard Hyman and studied herpes viruses at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. After finishing his PhD degree in 1982, he joined Ronald W. Davis's lab at the Stanford University. In 1987 he was appointed as an assistant professor at the Plant Science Institute at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA).
Notable Honors and Awards
2015 elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2011 Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
2011 George W. Beadle Award, Genetics Society of America
2009 #2 Scientific Discovery of the Year 2009-TIME Magazine
2007 National Academy of Sciences, John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science
2006 Elected, National Academy of Sciences
2005 American Society of Plant Biologists, Martin Gibbs Medal
2004 Scientific American 50 Research Leader of the Year
2004 International Plant Growth Substances Association Distinguished Research Award
2001 Kumho Science International Award in Plant Molecular Biology