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The Forkosh Waxler Lectureship
7/21/08 - 4:00 PM - Lillie Auditorium
"Friday Night at the Kidd: How Budding Yeast Cells Score a Mate"
Andrew Murray, Harvard University
Andrew Murray received his B.A. in biochemistry from Clare College, University of Cambridge (UK). For his Ph.D., with Jack Szostak at Harvard Medical School, Professor Murray constructed artificial chromosomes in yeast. In his postdoctoral work with Marc Kirschner, at the University of California, San Francisco, Murray showed that the synthesis and destruction of a protein called cyclin regulates the cell division cycle.
From 1989 to 2000, Professor Murray was on the faculty of the Physiology department at the University of California, San Francisco. Since coming to Harvard in July 2000, he has been a professor in the Molecular and Cellular Biology department and Director of the Bauer Center for Genomics Research. His group works on chromosome behavior during mitosis and meiosis, primarily on the spindle checkpoint, the control system that keeps cells from dividing until all their chromosomes are properly lined up on the cell division machinery. Recently, his lab has begun evolving budding yeast in the laboratory, in the belief that these studies will shed light on the mechanism of evolution and the organization of biological functions.
Professor Murray is co-author, with Timothy Hunt, of The Cell Cycle: An Introduction (Oxford University Press). He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
About the Forkosh Waxler Lectureship
The Gertrude Forkosh Waxler Lectureship was established by The FMH Foundation, David S. Forkosh, M.D., President, in memory of his aunt, affectionately known as Gussie. Gertrude Forkosh Waxler was born and raised in Chicago – the eldest of six children.
As the eldest child, Ms. Waxler was often responsible for the care of younger siblings. Although she did not have the advantage of a college degree, Ms. Waxler recognized the value of education and understood its importance to one’s future. She worked in a jewelry store for thirty years using her income to put her brothers and brothers-in-law through medical and dental school.
Among family members, she is remembered for her loyalty, devotion, and sacrifices. Ms. Waxler is one of many women who labored selflessly so that others might prosper. She possessed the spirit of philanthropy and the desire to make a difference. Today we celebrate Ms. Waxler’s legacy by dedicating this lecture in her honor.
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