scholarly journals A passion for the science of the human genome

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (21) ◽  
pp. 4154-4156
Author(s):  
Georgia M. Dunston
Keyword(s):  
Human Genome ◽  
Sequence Variation ◽  
Human Genetics ◽  
Population Diversity ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
Molecular Processes ◽  
Dna Sequence Variation ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
Complete Sequencing ◽  
The University

The complete sequencing of the human genome introduced a new knowledge base for decoding information structured in DNA sequence variation. My research is predicated on the supposition that the genome is the most sophisticated knowledge system known, as evidenced by the exquisite information it encodes on biochemical pathways and molecular processes underlying the biology of health and disease. Also, as a living legacy of human origins, migrations, adaptations, and identity, the genome communicates through the complexity of sequence variation expressed in population diversity. As a biomedical research scientist and academician, a question I am often asked is: “How is it that a black woman like you went to the University of Michigan for a PhD in Human Genetics?” As the ASCB 2012 E. E. Just Lecturer, I am honored and privileged to respond to this question in this essay on the science of the human genome and my career perspectives.

scholarly journals Erratum

1976 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 310-310
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Genetics ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
Ann Arbor ◽  
Hebrew University ◽  
Phage P22 ◽  
Binational Science Foundation ◽  
The University

Lysogenization by phage P22 carrying amber mutations in genes 12 and 18By Amiram Ronen and Myron LevineDepartment of Genetics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and the Department of Human Genetics,The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, U.S.A.Vol. 27, No. 2, p. 337: add to Acknowledgements –‘In addition, this research was supported by Grant No. 738 from the United States–Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), Jerusalem, Israel.’

Novae in the Magellanic Clouds

1979 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 96-101
Author(s):  
J.A. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Large Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Clouds ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
The Past ◽  
Spectroscopic Information ◽  
Objective Prism ◽  
The University ◽  
Small Cloud ◽  
Low Dispersion

During the past several years, a systematic search for novae in the Magellanic Clouds has been carried out at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. The Curtis Schmidt telescope, on loan to CTIO from the University of Michigan is used to obtain plates every two weeks during the observing season. An objective prism is used on the telescope. This provides additional low-dispersion spectroscopic information when a nova is discovered. The plates cover an area of 5°x5°. One plate is sufficient to cover the Small Magellanic Cloud and four are taken of the Large Magellanic Cloud with an overlap so that the central bar is included on each plate. The methods used in the search have been described by Graham and Araya (1971). In the CTIO survey, 8 novae have been discovered in the Large Cloud but none in the Small Cloud. The survey was not carried out in 1974 or 1976. During 1974, one nova was discovered in the Small Cloud by MacConnell and Sanduleak (1974).

Correction: Graduate Education in Chemical Biology at the University of Michigan

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 601
Author(s):  
Tonia J. Buchholz ◽  
Bruce Palfey ◽  
Anna K. Mapp ◽  
Gary D. Glick
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Education ◽  
Chemical Biology ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
The University
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