Graham C. Walker

Graham C. Walker is an American biologist, notable for his work explicating the structure and function of proteins involved in DNA repair and mutagenesis, with applications for cancer, and for understanding rhizobium (bacterial) functions that infect plants and mammals. [Deborah Halber, [http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2000/walker-0405.html "Similar genetic culprit found behind plant, mammal infections"] , MIT April 5, 2000.]

In addition to his scientific achievements, Walker is coordinating a program at MIT to develop curricular materials in biology.

Biography

Walker earned a B.Sc. degree from Carleton University, and his Ph.D. in 1974 from the University of Illinois. He did postdoctoral work at the University of Illinois and at University of California, Berkeley.

He is currently a professor at MIT.

Notable publications

* Errol C. Friedberg, Graham C. Walker, Wolfram Siede, and Richard D. Wood, "DNA Repair and Mutagenesis" (2005 edition of notable textbook)
* Bradley T. Smith, Alan D. Grossman, and Graham C. Walker, "Visualization of Mismatch Repair in Bacterial Cells", "Molecular Cell", v.8, pp.1197-1206 (Dec. 2001)
* LeVier, K., Phillips, R.W., Grippe, V.K., Roop II, R.M. and Walker, G.C. Similar requirements of a plant symbiont and a mammalian pathogen for prolonged intracellular survival. Science 287:2492-2493 (2000)
* G. C. Walker, "Mutagenesis and inducible responses to deoxyribonucleic acid damage in "Escheriscia coli", "Microbiological Reviews" (full text available at [http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=373003 PubMed Central] )

Awards

* 1970 - Woodrow Wilson National Fellow [ [http://www.woodrow.org/fellows/awards.php "About Our Fellows"] , woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.]
* 1978-1982 - Rita Allen Foundation Scholar [ [http://www.ritaallenfoundation.org/scholars.html Rita Allen Foundation Scholars] ]
* 1994 - Elected Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
* 2006 Environmental Mutagen Society Award [ [http://www.ems-us.org/who_we_are/awards/history/pastemsaward.asp EMS Award] ]
* American Cancer Society Research Professor
* Charles Ross Scholar Award for Cancer Research
* Arthur C. Smith Award
* Stone Lectureship, Pennsylvania State University [ [http://www.bmb.psu.edu/about/seminars-activities.html "Past Stone lecturers include..."] ]

References

* [http://web.mit.edu/biology/www/facultyareas/facresearch/walker.html MIT faculty profile]
* [http://www.hhmi.org/research/professors/walker_bio.html HHMI profile]

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