Elizabeth Jane Robertson FRS MAE, a developmental biologist was inducted at the 159th Annual General Meeting of the academy which was held April 2022 following her election in 2021.
She was among the 150 outstanding US and international scholars and scientists inducted. One of the six (6) international members from United Kingdom on the list of the year.
New candidates are elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of their outstanding and continuing achievements in original research. Membership of new candidates is by nomination and election by members.
Professor Elizabeth Jane Robertson, a mammalian developmental biologist is well know for her work which uses gene targeting approach to understand gene function in vivo. She was also known to have discovered Nodal, a conserved signalling molecules that facilitate formation of the primary embryonic axes. Also, her research in genetics helped to establish the feasibility of introducing defined mutations into the mouse germ line.
Research Interests:
- Development and Stem Cells
- Genes, Genetics, Epigenetics and Genomics
- Molecular, Cell, Systems and Structural Biology
- Bachelor of Art (BA) degree in Zoology from Oxford University.
- Master's Degree, University of Oxford.
- PhD in Genetics University of Cambridge
- Post Doctoral training in Genetics in the Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge
Among many honours Professor Robertson has received are:
- March of Dimes Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Award
- Edwin G. Conklin Medal
- The Irma T. Hirschl Career Development Award
- The Cornelius P. Rhoads Award and
- Rockefeller University’s Pearl Meister Greengard Prize.
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