John H. Postlethwait is a professor of biology and author at

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution is well known for its strong ties to the sports apparel and marketing firm Nike, Inc, and its co-founder, billion ...

Education

In 1966, Postlethwait graduated from

Purdue University Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money ...

with a bachelor's degree in biology and was inducted into

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. He completed predoctoral work in development genetics at

University of California, Irvine The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California. One of the ten campuses of the University of California system, UCI offers 87 undergraduate degrees and 129 graduate and pr ...

in 1970. At

Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio. Case Western Reserve was established in 1967, when Western Reserve University, founded in 1826 and named for its location in the Connecticut Western Reser ...

, Postlethwait earned a doctorate in developmental genetics before completing postdoctoral research in molecular genetics at

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 ...

Career

Postlethwait is internationally recognized for his pioneering work on molecular genetics using zebrafish (''Danio rerio'') as a model organism.

Awards

Postlethwait was awarded the

George W. Beadle Award The George W. Beadle Award is a scientific prize given by the Genetics Society of America to individuals who have made “outstanding contributions” to Genetics. The Award was established in 1999 and named in honor of George Wells Beadle, who won ...

in 2015.

References

External links

John Postlethwait's homepage

John Postlethwait's Google Scholar page

CV from the University of Oregon

Postlethwait Zebrafish Genetics Laboratory
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