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Jennifer Nemhauser

Jennifer Lyn Nemhauser is an American biologist and a Professor of Developmental Biology at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.[1] She specializes in synthetic biology, genomics, and signaling dynamics in plants.

Jennifer Lyn Nemhauser
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Wellesley College
Salk Institute
Scientific career
InstitutionsWhitehead Institute
University of Washington
ThesisETTIN and auxin in Arabidopsis gynoecium development (2000)
Doctoral advisorPatricia Zambryski

Early life and education edit

Nemhauser was an undergraduate student at Wellesley College, where she majored in biological sciences. Her honors thesis considered the Arabidopsis thaliana Linoleate 9S-lipoxygenase (LOX1) promoter.[2] After graduating, Nemhauser worked as a research assistant at the Whitehead Institute.[3] She was a doctoral researcher in the group of Patricia Zambryski at the University of California, Berkeley.[4] She moved to the Salk Institute for Biological Studies for her postdoctoral studies, where she worked in the laboratory of Joanne Chory.[5] During her postdoctoral research she was first introduced to genomics, where she began to use genomic tools to better understand plant hormone signaling.[6]

Research and career edit

In 2006, Nemhauser moved to Seattle, where she joined the University of Washington.[7] Her research combines molecular genetics and synthetic biology.[8] Primarily, Nemhauser looks to understand how the regulation of cellular function (e.g. division, differentiation and communication) allows for multi-cellular life.[9] She develops novel tools to investigate the signaling dynamics of plants, including the transmission of the plant hormone auxin.[3] Her data on auxins has been used as an example in an introductory biology textbook showing regulation of growth in plants.[10] Nemhauser has extensively studied the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana to understand how seedlings adapt to their environments[11] and how seedlings respond to light.[12]

Select publications edit

  • Nemhauser, Jennifer L.; Hong, Fangxin; Chory, Joanne (2006-08-11). "Different Plant Hormones Regulate Similar Processes through Largely Nonoverlapping Transcriptional Responses". Cell. 126 (3): 467–475. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2006.05.050. ISSN 0092-8674. PMID 16901781. S2CID 14877520.
  • Hong, Fangxin; Breitling, Rainer; McEntee, Connor W.; Wittner, Ben S.; Nemhauser, Jennifer L.; Chory, Joanne (2006-11-15). "RankProd: a bioconductor package for detecting differentially expressed genes in meta-analysis". Bioinformatics. 22 (22): 2825–2827. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btl476. ISSN 1460-2059. PMID 16982708.
  • Nemhauser, Jennifer L.; Mockler, Todd C.; Chory, Joanne (2004-08-24). "Interdependency of Brassinosteroid and Auxin Signaling in Arabidopsis". PLOS Biology. 2 (9): e258. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0020258. ISSN 1545-7885. PMC 509407. PMID 15328536.

Personal life edit

Nemhauser is also an active supporter of the arts. She sees art as a medium that helps scientists connect with the public.[13] With funding from the NSF, Nemhauser brings local artists into her lab to produce art inspired by work in the laboratory. In 2016, artist Claire Cowie spent three months in Nemhauser's lab shadowing scientists and learning their stories.[13] "Terminology I" is one of Cowie's works inspired by her residency in the lab. Extending beyond the lab, Nemhauser and her partner (Seattle painter Matthew Offenbacher) purchased seven works of art and donated them to the Seattle Art Museum, using Offenbacher's winnings from the 2015 Neddy Artist awards, stewarded by Cornish College.[14] Nemhauser is also a member of 500 Queer Scientists and has described herself as being bi/pansexual.[15]

References edit

  1. ^ "Jennifer Nemhauser | UW Biology". www.biology.washington.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  2. ^ Nemhauser, Jennifer L (1993). Isolation and charachterization of the Arabidopsis thaliana LOX1 Promoter (Thesis). OCLC 371031469.
  3. ^ a b "Reprogramming Cells with Plant-Derived Signaling Pathways". Allen Institute. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  4. ^ "Jennifer L. Nemhauser —BIO-PROTOCOL". bio-protocol.org. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  5. ^ Kaplan, Sarah. "Joanne Chory is using plants to save the planet". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  6. ^ "Jennifer Nemhauser". comscicon.com. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  7. ^ "nemhauser lab". depts.washington.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  8. ^ Burgess, Steven (2019-03-26). "Interviews with synthetic biologists: Professor Jennifer Nemhauser". Plantae. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  9. ^ "Jennifer Nemhauser". www.aiche.org. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  10. ^ Russell, Peter J.; Hertz, Paul E.; McMillan, Beverly; Benington, Joel (2020-01-01). Biology: The Dynamic Science. Cengage Learning. p. 882. ISBN 978-0-357-46075-7.
  11. ^ "Jennifer Nemhauser". prl.natsci.msu.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  12. ^ Galun, Esra (2010-06-25). Phytohormones And Patterning: The Role Of Hormones In Plant Architecture. World Scientific Publishing Company. pp. 195–196. ISBN 978-981-310-778-6.
  13. ^ a b Urton, James (2017-01-30). "Artists in the lab: Talk will highlight a creative partnership between art and science". UW News. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  14. ^ Clemans, Gayle (2015-06-21). "Seattle painter turns his award into a gift to Seattle Art Museum". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  15. ^ "Jennifer Nemhauser". 500 Queer Scientists. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

External links edit

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