M. Daniel Lane

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M. Daniel Lane
Born1930
University of Illinois
Known forStudies of lipogenesis and adipogenesis
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins School of Medicine

Malcolm Daniel Lane (1930–2014; "Dan" socially) was a

Baltimore, Maryland. Lane served as the head of the Department of Biological Chemistry from 1978 to 1997, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1987, and was named a University Distinguished Service Professor – the institution's highest academic title – in 2001. Lane's research focused on the biochemistry of lipids and lipid metabolism, and the resulting physiological mechanisms regulating adipogenesis and obesity.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Lane was born in

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and received his Ph.D. in biochemistry in 1956.[1][3]

Academic career

Lane began his faculty career immediately after finishing his Ph.D. with an appointment as an associate professor at the

Albert Lehninger, chair of what was then known at the Department of Physiological Chemistry, in 1970. Lane subsequently succeeded Lehninger as department chair in 1978, changing the department's name to Biological Chemistry, and served in that position until 1997.[1][2][3]

At Johns Hopkins, Lane taught metabolism and metabolic biochemistry to medical students from his arrival in the department until 2006, and was well known for his teaching skills.[1][2][3] He was also noted as an enthusiastic mentor of younger scientists, including support for the young laboratory of future Nobel Prize winner Peter Agre.[1] He served on the editorial boards of several scientific journals, including a stint as executive editor of Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications in 1986. He held various leadership roles in the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, most notably serving as the society's president in 1990.[4]

Lane retired from his faculty position, assuming

professor emeritus status, in 2008.[1]

Research

In the early phases of his career, Lane was primarily interested in

cell line for investigating cellular differentiation processes leading to adipocytes. After the discovery of the satiety-regulating hormone leptin, Lane's laboratory focused its efforts on characterizing its regulation.[2][3]

Personal life

Lane met and married his wife Patricia during his time at Iowa State. The couple had two children

myeloma on April 10, 2014.[1]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Obituary for M. Daniel Lane, Sr". Johns Hopkins Medicine. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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    PMID 25084731
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    PMC 4109753
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    doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(20)71987-3
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  5. ^ "M. Daniel Lane". National Academy of Sciences Member Directory. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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