James E. Darnell
American biologist
- University of Mississippi (B.A., 1951)
- Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis (M.D., 1955) [4]
- Original discovery of RNA processing in eukaryotes.
- Determined how extracellular proteins (cytokines) stimulates nuclear gene expression.
Albert Lasker Special Achievement Award (2002)
National Medal of Science (2002)[2]
E.B. Wilson Medal (1998)
Canada Gairdner International Award (1986)[3]
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Developmental Biology
- The Rockefeller University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- Columbia University
James Edwin Darnell Jr. (born September 9, 1930, Columbus, Mississippi)[5] is an American biologist who made significant contributions to RNA processing and cytokine signaling and is author of the cell biology textbook Molecular Cell Biology.
In 2004, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He became a member of the American Philosophical Society in 2013.[6]
Since 2013, Darnell has been listed on the Advisory Council of the National Center for Science Education.[7]
He is married to Norwegian former model and dress shop owner Kristin Holby, known as "Clotilde", whose daughter Phoebe, a financial analyst, is married to businessman Divya Narendra.[8]
Awards
- 1999 Dickson Prize
- 1999 Cancer Research Institute William B. Coley Award
- 2002 National Medal of Science[9]
- 2002 Albert Lasker Special Achievement Award
- 2010 Hope Funds Award in Basic Research
- 2012 Albany Medical Center Prize
References
- ^ "'Towering Figures' in Cell Research to Share Albany Medical Center Prize". Albany Medical Center. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "President's National Medal of Science, James E. Darnell". National Science Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "Canada Gairdner International Award Recipient James E. Darnell MD". Gairdner Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Strong, Colby (June 11, 1990). "People: James E. Darnell, Jr., Is Appointed Chief Academic Officer At Rockefeller University". The Scientist. 4 (12).
- ^ Laureates of the 2002 National Medal of Science
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "Advisory Council". ncse.com. National Center for Science Education. Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
- ^ Seymour, Lesley Jane (29 July 2007). "Swap Those Jeans for a Dress, Soccer Mom". The New York Times.
- ^ National Science Foundation - The President's National Medal of Science
External links
- "Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology (James Darnell's Lab at The Rockefeller University". The Rockefeller University. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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