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The Maynard and Suzanne Goldman Lectureship
6/21/10 - 10:00 AM, Candle House 105
"Fermention 1: The Anaerobic Way of Life"
Rudolf Thauer, Philipps University, Germany
Rudolf K. Thauer obtained his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Freiburg in Germany, and did postdoctoral work with Karl Decker in Freiburg and Harland Wood at Case Western Reserve. Until 1976, he was associate professor of biochemistry at the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, and from 1976 to 2005, he was professor of microbiology at the Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany. From 1991 to 2007, he was director at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, Germany, where he now heads an emeritus group. His research has been shaped by his fascination with anaerobic microorganisms, which began when he was a graduate student.
During his career, he has studied the energy metabolism of Clostridia, sulphate-reducing bacteria and methanogenic archaea. His observation that methanogenic archaea require nickel for growth led to the discovery of numerous novel nickel enzymes and of the nickel porphinoid cofactor coenzyme F430. He is best known for his review on "Energy Conservation in Chemotrophic Anaerobic Bacteria," which was published in 1977 in Bacteriological Reviews and has been cited more than 1,600 times.
About the Maynard and Suzanne Goldman Lectureship:
Suzanne and Maynard Goldman first came to Woods Hole when Maynard was named to the Council of Visitors in 1998. He served in this capacity and on the MBL’s finance committee until 2003. During this time the Goldmans developed a strong affection for the MBL’s professional staff and the exciting work being done here. Maynard and Suzanne have both had a particular interest in ongoing research and developments in the environmental sciences. Maynard has worked with a number of non-profits in this area, served as chairman of the Massachusetts Environmental Trust for more than 15 years, and has been a member of the advisory board of the National Whale Conservation Fund. The Goldmans live in Boston and Grantham, NH. They are pleased to be able to sponsor this lectureship to help continue the tradition of excellence at the MBL.
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