Seth A. Darst is a Jack Fishman Professor of molecular biophysics at the Rockefeller University.[1] He was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 2008.[2]

Seth A. Darst
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
Known forEnzymes of transcription
AwardsPew Scholar
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsRockefeller University
Doctoral advisorChanning Robertson
Doctoral studentsJoseph Osmundson

Life and career

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Darst earned his B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1982. He continued his education with advisor Channing Robertson at Stanford University, where he earned both M.S. (1984) and Ph.D. (1987) degrees in chemical engineering. Darst completed postdoctoral training, also at Stanford, as an American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow and a Lucille P. Markley Postdoctoral Scholar in the laboratory of Roger D. Kornberg.[3] He joined the faculty at the Rockefeller University in 1992. Darst's research centers on the structural basis of transcription by exploring the enzymes involved in the process.[4]

Honors and awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Seth A. Darst, Ph.D." The Rockefeller University. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Seth Darst joins National Academy of Sciences". The Rockefeller University. May 6, 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. ^ "2004 Sigman Symposium:RNA Polymerase: A Magnificent Molecular Machine" (PDF). UCLA. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Seth A. Darst, Ph.D." The Pew Charitable Trusts. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Seth A. Darst". Member Directory. National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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