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Scott D. Emr
Scott D. Emr (born February 8, 1954) is an American cell biologist and the founding and current Director of the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology at Cornell University, where he is also a Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of 1956 Professor at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics. Early life and education Emr was born in Jersey City and grew up in Fort Lee, New Jersey. His father was a manager of a manufacturing company, and he has 1 sister and 2 brothers. The 1960s documentary '' The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau'' prompted him to pick a university with a strong oceanography program, starting in 1972 at the University of Rhode Island as a biology major. He became interested in genetics during his undergraduate years. He started his PhD in 1976 at the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Harvard University, working under Thomas Silhavy and Jonathan Beckwith and graduating in 1981. Career Emr began his career at the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and one of the most prestigious and highly ranked universities in the world. The university is composed of ten academic faculties plus Harvard Radcliffe Institute. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences offers study in a wide range of undergraduate and graduate academic disciplines, and other faculties offer only graduate degrees, including professional degrees. Harvard has three main campuses: the Cambridge campus centered on Harvard Yard; an adjoining campus immediately across Charles River in the Allston neighborhood of Boston; and the medical campus in Boston's Longwood Medical Area. Harvard's endowment is valued at $50.9 billion, making it the wealthiest academic institution in the world. Endowment inco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
