Monica Riley
Monica Riley | |
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| Born | 1926 |
| Died | October 11, 2013 (aged 86–87) Woods Hole |
| Thesis | Selective destruction of genetic material and its effect on ¹-galactosidase synthesis in Escherichia coli (1960) |
Monica Riley (1926 – October 11, 2013) was an American scientist who contributed to the discovery of messenger RNA in her Ph.D work with Arthur Pardee, and was later a pioneer in the exploration and computer representation of the Escherichia coli genome.
Career
After graduating from
Woods Hole, staying there until age 80.[2]
As a senior scientist at MBL she was one of the four founding faculty members of the Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution led by
Selected publications
- Blattner, F. R. (1997-09-05). "The Complete Genome Sequence of Escherichia coli K-12". Science. 277 (5331): 1453–1462. PMID 9278503.
- Riley, M. (2006-01-08). "Escherichia coli K-12: a cooperatively developed annotation snapshot--2005". Nucleic Acids Research. 34 (1): 1–9. PMID 16397293.
- Karp, P. D. (2002-01-01). "The EcoCyc Database". Nucleic Acids Research. 30 (1): 56–58. PMID 11752253.
- Riley, M (1993-12-01). "Functions of the gene products of Escherichia coli". Microbiological Reviews. 57 (4): 862–952. PMID 7508076.
References
- ^ a b Olena, Abby (November 7, 2013). "Genomics Pioneer Dies". The Scientist.
- ^ a b c Serres, Greta. "Monica Riley (1926 - 2013)". Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole. Archived from the original on 2015-04-15.
- ISBN 9780465091379.
- ^ "Monica Riley (1926 – 2013)". The Bay Paul Center. 2013-10-29. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- PMID 8594595.
- PMID 16397293.
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