Rosemary Redfield
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| Born | Rosemary Jeanne Redfield |
| Alma mater | Monash University (BSc) McMaster University (MSc) Stanford University (PhD) |
| Awards | Nature's 10 (2011)[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Microbiology Genetics DNA Evolution[2] |
| Institutions | University of British Columbia Harvard University Johns Hopkins School of Medicine |
| Thesis | Generation of cryptic lambda prophages in Escherichia coli K-12 (1987) |
| Doctoral advisor | Allan M. Campbell |
| Website | rrresearch |
Rosemary Jeanne Redfield is a microbiologist associated with the University of British Columbia[2] where she worked as a faculty member in the Department of Zoology from 1993 until retiring in 2021.[3][4]
Education
Redfield completed her undergraduate degree in biochemistry at
Allan M. Campbell
.
Research and career
Redfield completed
postdoctoral work at Harvard University with Richard Charles Lewontin and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine with Hamilton O. Smith, an American microbiologist and 1978 Nobel Laureate.[7] She played an early role in the refutation of the GFAJ-1 "arsenic life" results of Felisa Wolfe-Simon.[8][9][10] She retired in 2021.[11]
Select publications
- Boulton, Alan; Myers, Richard S.; Redfield, Rosemary J. (1997-07-22). "The hotspot conversion paradox and the evolution of meiotic recombination". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94 (15): 8058–8063. PMID 9223314.
- Redfield, Rosemary J. (2001). "Do bacteria have sex?". Nature Reviews Genetics. 2 (8): 634–639. S2CID 5465846.
- Redfield, R (2002-08-01). "Is quorum sensing a side effect of diffusion sensing?". Trends in Microbiology. 10 (8): 365–370. PMID 12160634.
- Redfield, Rosemary J.; Cameron, Andrew D. S.; Qian, Qing; Hinds, J.; Ali, Tahir R.; Kroll, J. Simon; Langford, Paul R. (2005-04-08). "A Novel CRP-dependent Regulon Controls Expression of Competence Genes in Haemophilus influenzae". Journal of Molecular Biology. 347 (4): 735–747. PMID 15769466.
Awards
- CIHR Grant (1999) - Regulation of competence in haemophilus influenzae[12]
- CIHR Grant (2012) - Regulation of CRP-S promoters in H. Influenzae and E. Coli[12]
- Nominated by Nature as one of Nature's 10 people who mattered in 2011.[1]
References
- ^ PMID 22193082.
- ^ a b Rosemary Redfield publications indexed by Google Scholar
- ^ "Coursera - Free Online Courses From Top Universities". Coursera. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
- ^ ""Dr. Rosemary (Rosie) Redfield Retirement"". Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "Bios | Cell Decision Making". physicsoflivingsystems.org. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
- ^ Redfield, Rosemary J. (1980). Methylation and chromatin conformation of adenovirus type 12 DNA sequences in transformed cells (Order No. MK50873). McMaster University – via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.
- ^ "Looking to our leaders: An interview with Rosie Redfield". 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- PMID 22773140.
- ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- Discover Magazine. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
- ^ ""Dr. Rosemary (Rosie) Redfield Retirement"". Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ a b "Canadian Research Information System". Retrieved 2017-12-31.
External links
- Rosemary Redfield publications indexed by Google Scholar
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