Jack Greenblatt is the Ann and Max Tannenbaum Professor of Molecular Genetics at the
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...
, a Fellow of the
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; french: Société royale du Canada, SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada (French: ''Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada''), is the senior national, bil ...
, and a Fellow of the
American Academy of Microbiology
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM), originally the Society of American Bacteriologists, is a professional organization for scientists who study viruses, bacteria, fungi, algae, and protozoa as well as other aspects of microbiology. It wa ...
. He has been a recipient of a
Medical Research Council of Canada Distinguished Scientist Award, and an International Research Scholar of the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is an American non-profit medical research organization based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It was founded in 1953 by Howard Hughes, an American business magnate, investor, record-setting pilot, engineer, fil ...
. He is the recipient of the 2011
Tony Pawson Proteomics Award from the
Canadian National Proteomics Network.
He earned a BSc (First Class Honours in Physics) from
McGill University
McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Universit ...
in 1967. Greenblatt received his Ph.D. in biophysics from
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 le ...
in 1973, studying under
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert (born March 21, 1932) is an American biochemist, physicist, molecular biology pioneer, and Nobel laureate.
Education and early life
Walter Gilbert was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 21, 1932, the son of Emma (Cohen), a ...
, and his postdoctoral training at the University of Geneva and the Pasteur Institute.
Greenblatt's group has discovered important protein factors required for initiation of transcription in eukaryotic cells.
References
External links
University of Toronto homepage*http://www.cnpn.ca/about/past_award_winners.html
Living people
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni
University of Geneva alumni
McGill University Faculty of Science alumni
Academic staff of the University of Toronto
Canadian microbiologists
Canadian geneticists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Scientists from Toronto
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