Abstract
This chapter, written by Carin K. Vanderpool, profiles the microbiologist Susan Gottesman and includes stories and reflections from her life and career. Her work has pioneered the study of regulatory proteolysis as well as characterization of bacterial small RNAs. Dr. Gottesman is a member of the American Academy of Microbiology and the National Academy of Sciences and has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society for Microbiology, the Herbert Tabor Research Award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology. The chapter concludes with reflections from the author about her postdoctoral training with Dr. Gottesman.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Women in Microbiology |
Publisher | Wiley |
Pages | 137-145 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781683670575 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781555819538 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 10 2018 |
Keywords
- American Society for Microbiology
- Biochemical sciences
- Herbert Tabor Research Award
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Mentoring style
- Research career
- Susan Gottesman
- Woman scientist
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities