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Gerald R. Fink

Gerald R. Fink

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Genetics
USA
2026

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Genetics

D-Index
157
Citations
99354
World Ranking
109
National Ranking
56

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2010 - Gruber Prize in Genetics
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • 1996 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1984 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1982 - Genetics Society of America Medal
  • 1981 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1974 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Gerald R. Fink is affiliated with MIT in the United States, contributing extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields including molecular biology, plant science, biomedical engineering, and endocrinology. The researcher has published across multiple scientific venues and has focused on topics ranging from fungal and yeast genetics to microbial metabolic engineering and plant disease resistance.

The recent papers authored or coauthored by Gerald R. Fink include:

  • Engineered yeast tolerance enables efficient production from toxified lignocellulosic feedstocks, 2021, Science Advances
  • Xrn1p acts at multiple steps in the budding-yeast RNAi pathway to enhance the efficiency of silencing, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research
  • A Morgan Legacy, 2020, Genetics

Their frequent coauthors reflect collaborations with researchers such as Felix H. Lam, Burcu Turanlı-Yıldız, Dany Liu, Michael G. Resch, and Gregory Stephanopoulos. These collaborations highlight a network engaged in varied aspects of genetic and molecular biology research.

Gerald R. Fink's work is commonly published in the following scientific venues:

  • Science Advances
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Genetics

The primary fields of study include biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, supplemented by agricultural and biological sciences. Specific subfields of research include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Plant Science
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Endocrinology

Main research topics addressed in their publications cover:

  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Gerald R. Fink has been recognized with several awards and honors over the course of their career, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2015
  • Gruber Prize in Genetics, 2010
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1984
  • Genetics Society of America Medal, 1982
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1981
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1974

Best Publications

  • Methods in yeast genetics

    Fred Sherman;Gerald R. Fink;James B. Hicks

  • Guide to yeast genetics and molecular biology

    Christine Guthrie;Gerald R. Fink

  • Transformation of yeast

    Albert Hinnen;James B. Hicks;Gerald R. Fink

  • A positive selection for mutants lacking orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase activity in yeast: 5-fluoro-orotic acid resistance.

    Jef D. Boeke;Francois La Croute;Gerald R. Fink

  • Nonfilamentous C. albicans mutants are avirulent.

    Hsiu-Jung Lo;Julia R Köhler;Julia R Köhler;Beth DiDomenico;David Loebenberg

  • Laboratory course manual for methods in yeast genetics

    Fred Sherman;Gerald R. Fink;James B. Hicks

  • 5-Fluoroorotic acid as a selective agent in yeast molecular genetics.

    Jef D. Boeke;Joshua Trueheart;Georges Natsoulis;Gerald R. Fink

  • Unipolar cell divisions in the yeast S. cerevisiae lead to filamentous growth: Regulation by starvation and RAS

    Carlos J. Gimeno;Per O. Ljungdahl;Cora A. Styles;Gerald R. Fink

  • Calorie restriction extends Saccharomyces cerevisiae lifespan by increasing respiration

    Su Ju Lin;Matt Kaeberlein;Alex A. Andalis;Lori A. Sturtz

  • A Saccharomyces cerevisiae genomic plasmid bank based on a centromere-containing shuttle vector.

    Mark D. Rose;Peter Novick;James H. Thomas;David Botstein

  • Suppression of hyphal formation in Candida albicans by mutation of a STE12 homolog

    Haoping Liu;Julia Köhler;Gerald R. Fink

  • PIN Proteins Perform a Rate-Limiting Function in Cellular Auxin Efflux

    Jan Petrášek;Jozef Mravec;Rodolphe Bouchard;Joshua J. Blakeslee

  • Transcriptional Response of Candida albicans upon Internalization by Macrophages

    Michael C. Lorenz;Jennifer A. Bender;Gerald R. Fink

  • Engineering yeast transcription machinery for improved ethanol tolerance and production.

    Hal Alper;Joel Moxley;Elke Nevoigt;Elke Nevoigt;Gerald R. Fink

  • Ty elements transpose through an RNA intermediate

    Jef D. Boeke;David J. Garfinkel;Cora A. Styles;Gerald R. Fink

  • EIR1, a root-specific protein involved in auxin transport, is required for gravitropism in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Christian Luschnig;Roberto A. Gaxiola;Paula Grisafi;Gerald R. Fink

  • Yeast plasma membrane ATPase is essential for growth and has homology with (Na+ + K+), K+- and Ca2+-ATPases.

    Ramón Serrano;Morten C. Kielland-Brandt;Gerald R. Fink

  • Transcriptome-wide Mapping Reveals Widespread Dynamic-Regulated Pseudouridylation of ncRNA and mRNA

    Schraga Schwartz;Douglas A. Bernstein;Maxwell R. Mumbach;Marko Jovanovic

  • Ploidy Regulation of Gene Expression

    Timothy Galitski;Alok J. Saldanha;Cora A. Styles;Eric S. Lander

  • Methods in Yeast Genetics: A Laboratory Course Manual

    F. Sherman;G. Fink;J. Hicks

Frequent Co-Authors

David Botstein
David Botstein Princeton University
Roberto A. Gaxiola
Roberto A. Gaxiola Arizona State University
Jef D. Boeke
Jef D. Boeke New York University
Seth L. Alper
Seth L. Alper Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Ronald W. Davis
Ronald W. Davis Stanford University
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute

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