Michael Marletta
Encyclopedia
Michael A. Marletta is an American biochemist
, professor at University of California, Berkeley
and president-elect
of The Scripps Research Institute
.
He graduated from the State University of New York at Fredonia
with an A.B. degree in biology and chemistry, and from the University of California, San Francisco
with a Ph.D. degree in pharmaceutical chemistry, where he studied with George Kenyon.
He was John G. Searle Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the College of Pharmacy and Professor of Biological Chemistry at University of Michigan
. In 2001, he moved to the University of California, Berkeley
to assume roles as Aldo DeBenedictis Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and served as the chair of the Department of Chemistry from 2005 until 2010.
He was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Investigator.
On February 20, 2011, it was announced that Marletta will lead the The Scripps Research Institute
in La Jolla, California, succeeding Richard Lerner
. He joined the Institute's faculty in July 2011, and he will take over the role of President and CEO on January 1, 2012.
Biochemist
Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. Typical biochemists study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. The prefix of "bio" in "biochemist" can be understood as a fusion of "biological chemist."-Role:...
, professor at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
and president-elect
President-elect
An -elect is a political candidate who has been elected to an office but who has not yet been sworn in or officially taken office. These may include an incoming president, senator, representative, governor and mayor.Analogously, the term "designate" An -elect is a political candidate who has been...
of The Scripps Research Institute
The Scripps Research Institute
The Scripps Research Institute is an American medical research facility that focuses on research in the basic biomedical sciences. Headquartered in La Jolla, California, with a sister facility in Jupiter, Florida, the institute is home to 3,000 scientists, technicians, graduate students, and...
.
He graduated from the State University of New York at Fredonia
State University of New York at Fredonia
The State University of New York at Fredonia is a four-year liberal arts college located in Fredonia, New York, United States; it is a constituent college of the State University of New York...
with an A.B. degree in biology and chemistry, and from the University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
The University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. UCSF's medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and graduate schools are among the top health science professional schools in the world...
with a Ph.D. degree in pharmaceutical chemistry, where he studied with George Kenyon.
He was John G. Searle Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the College of Pharmacy and Professor of Biological Chemistry at University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. In 2001, he moved to the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
to assume roles as Aldo DeBenedictis Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and served as the chair of the Department of Chemistry from 2005 until 2010.
He was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a United States non-profit medical research organization based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It was founded by the American businessman Howard Hughes in 1953. It is one of the largest private funding organizations for biological and medical research in the United...
Investigator.
On February 20, 2011, it was announced that Marletta will lead the The Scripps Research Institute
The Scripps Research Institute
The Scripps Research Institute is an American medical research facility that focuses on research in the basic biomedical sciences. Headquartered in La Jolla, California, with a sister facility in Jupiter, Florida, the institute is home to 3,000 scientists, technicians, graduate students, and...
in La Jolla, California, succeeding Richard Lerner
Richard Lerner
Richard A. Lerner is an American research chemist. Best known for his work on catalytic antibodies, Lerner is currently President of The Scripps Research Institute , and a member of its Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, in La Jolla, California.-Biography:Lerner grew up in Chicago and...
. He joined the Institute's faculty in July 2011, and he will take over the role of President and CEO on January 1, 2012.
Awards
- 2006 National Academy of SciencesUnited States National Academy of SciencesThe National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
- 2004 Harrison Howe Awardee
- 1999 Institute of Medicine
- 1995 MacArthur Fellows ProgramMacArthur Fellows ProgramThe MacArthur Fellows Program or MacArthur Fellowship is an award given by the John D. and Catherine T...
Works
- "Nitric-Oxide Synthase Assays", Oxygen radicals in biological systems, Editor Lester Packer, Elsevier, 1994, ISBN 9780121821340
- "Biochemistry of Soluble Guanulate Cyclase", CGMP: Generators, Effectors and Therapeutic Implications, Editors Harald H. H. W. Schmidt, Franz Hofmann, Johannes-Peter Stasch, Springer, 2009, ISBN 9783540689607
External links
- Michael A. Marletta", Scientific Commons