Joseph R. Ecker
American plant biologist and molecular biologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph R. Ecker is an American plant biologist and molecular biologist.[1] He is 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. He holds the Salk International Council Chair in Genetics.
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Alma mater | The College of New Jersey Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center |
Known for | Plant biology and epigenetics |
Awards | 2011 George W. Beadle Award, Genetics Society of America 2009 #2 Scientific Discovery of the Year TIME Magazine |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Pennsylvania Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
Doctoral advisor | Richard Hyman |
Website | http://www.salk.edu/faculty/ecker.html https://twitter.com/joeecker |
He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Section of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of California, San Diego.[2]