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The Walter Massey Family Lectureship
8/2/10 - 4:00 PM, Speck Auditorium
"Signaling Networks that Regulate Synapse Development and Cognitive Function"
Michael Greenberg, Harvard Medical School
Mike Greenberg grew up in Brooklyn, New York, attended Wesleyan University in Connecticut and received his Ph.D. from Rockefeller University in 1982. Following postdoctoral training with Dr. Edward Ziff at New York University Medical School, Dr. Greenberg moved to Harvard Medical School in 1986. He is currently the Nathan Marsh Pusey Professor of Neurobiology and chair of the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Greenberg’s research interests span a broad range of topics related to the development of the nervous system. His characterization of signaling networks that control brain development has provided new insight into how disruption of normal nervous system development leads to neurological disorders including mental retardation and autism.
Walter Eugene Massey was born on April 5, 1938, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to Almar and Essie Massey. His mother was a teacher and his father worked in a chemical plant. Dr. Massey went on to complete the highest levels of education, earning a B.S. from Morehouse College in 1958 and later his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics at Washington University in 1966. Growing up in racially segregated Mississippi, Dr. Massey did not begin his career with aspirations to become a college president. His proclivity for science led him to a career as a physicist. His research was in the Theory of Quantum Liquids and Solids. The turning point in his career came when he assumed a faculty position at the University of Illinois, Urbana. The offer to join the faculty of University of Illinois in 1968 coincided with the movement to integrate African Americans into higher education.
Dr. Massey went on to become a professor and later Dean of the College at Brown University, Vice President for research at the University of Chicago, and Provost of the University of California system. He served as Director of Argonne National Laboratory from 1979 through 1984. Following his tenure as Argonne’s Director, he served as Vice-President for Research at the University of Chicago with Argonne National Laboratory being under his supervision. Subsequently, Dr. Massey served as the Director of the National Science Foundation from 1990 to 1993. On June 1, 1995, Dr. Massey was named the ninth president of Morehouse College, where he served until 2007.
In recognition of his many accomplishments, Dr. Massey has been awarded more than forty honorary doctorates and numerous awards for excellence in teaching. In addition, he is active in several professional organizations and maintains a commitment to service through his affiliation with a number of civic, cultural, and community organizations.
Dr. Massey lives in Chicago with his wife, Shirley Anne Massey. They have two sons, Keith and Eric, and three grandchildren.
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