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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1988 - Genetics Society of America Medal
  • 1987 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • 1986 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Ira Herskowitz was a researcher affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their work predominantly spanned the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. The primary subfields of study included Molecular Biology and Plant Science, addressing complex biological processes at the molecular and cellular levels.

The scientist's research topics centered on fungal and yeast genetics research, plant reproductive biology, and polysaccharides and plant cell walls. This thematic focus connected molecular genetics with plant biology, exploring both fundamental and applied aspects of these disciplines.

Herskowitz's publication record includes works published in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries

Their recent documented paper was titled "Role of Bud3p in producing the axial budding pattern of yeast", published in 2021 in UNC Libraries. This paper reflects interests in molecular mechanisms underlying yeast cell division and pattern formation.

Frequent collaborators in their research included:

  • John Chant
  • Michelle Mischke
  • Elizabeth Mitchell
  • John R. Pringle

Throughout their career, Herskowitz received several notable recognitions. These included:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2002
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1992
  • Genetics Society of America Medal in 1988
  • Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 1987
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1986

Their academic contributions were situated at the interface of genetics and molecular biology, with a focus on elucidating cellular processes in yeast and plants. Herskowitz's work advanced understanding of molecular pathways relevant for genetics and plant sciences, linking structural polysaccharides in cell walls with reproductive biology mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • The Transcriptional Program of Sporulation in Budding Yeast

    S. Chu;J. DeRisi;M. Eisen;J. Mulholland

  • Functional inactivation of genes by dominant negative mutations

    Ira Herskowitz

  • MAP kinase pathways in yeast: For mating and more

    Ira Herskowitz

  • Uptake of the anticancer drug cisplatin mediated by the copper transporter Ctr1 in yeast and mammals

    Seiko Ishida;Jaekwon Lee;Dennis J. Thiele;Ira Herskowitz

  • Structure of a yeast pheromone gene (MF alpha): a putative alpha-factor precursor contains four tandem copies of mature alpha-factor.

    Janet Kurjan;Janet Kurjan;Ira Herskowitz;Ira Herskowitz

  • Four Genes Responsible for a Position Effect on Expression From HML and HMR in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Jasper Rine;Ira Herskowitz

  • Characterization of the yeast SWI1, SWI2, and SWI3 genes, which encode a global activator of transcription

    Craig L. Peterson;Ira Herskowitz

  • A regulatory hierarchy for cell specialization in yeast

    Ira Herskowitz

  • Mechanisms of asymmetric cell division: two Bs or not two Bs, that is the question.

    H.Robert Horvitz;Ira Herskowitz

  • Roles of SWI1, SWI2, and SWI3 proteins for transcriptional enhancement by steroid receptors

    Steven K. Yoshinaga;Craig L. Peterson;Ira Herskowitz;Keith R. Yamamoto

  • Joining the complex: Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitory proteins and the cell cycle

    Matthias Peter;Ira Herskowitz

  • Isolation of ORC6, a component of the yeast origin recognition complex by a one-hybrid system.

    Joachim J. Li;Ira Herskowitz

  • Five SWI genes are required for expression of the HO gene in yeast.

    Michael Stern;Robert Jensen;Robert Jensen;Ira Herskowitz;Ira Herskowitz

  • Different a alleles of Ustilago maydis are necessary for maintenance of filamentous growth but not for meiosis

    Flora Banuett;Ira Herskowitz

  • Genetic control of bud site selection in yeast by a set of gene products that constitute a morphogenetic pathway.

    John Chant;Ira Herskowitz

  • Identification of a gene necessary for cell cycle arrest by a negative growth factor of yeast: FAR1 is an inhibitor of a G1 cyclin, CLN2

    Fred Chang;Ira Herskowitz

  • The b alleles of U. maydis, whose combinations program pathogenic development, code for polypeptides containing a homeodomain-related motif

    Burkhard Schulz;Flora Banuett;Marlis Dahl;Ramona Schlesinger

  • Sequence diversity and haplotype structure in the human ABCB1 (MDR1, multidrug resistance transporter) gene.

    Deanna L. Kroetz;Christiane Pauli-Magnus;Laura M. Hodges;Conrad C. Huang

  • Actin-dependent localization of an RNA encoding a cell-fate determinant in yeast

    Peter A. Takizawa;Anita Sil;Jason R. Swedlow;Ira Herskowitz

  • Gametogenesis in Yeast Is Regulated by a Transcriptional Cascade Dependent on Ndt80

    Shelley Chu;Ira Herskowitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathleen M. Giacomini
Kathleen M. Giacomini University of California, San Francisco
Jasper Rine
Jasper Rine University of California, Berkeley
Thomas E. Ferrin
Thomas E. Ferrin University of California, San Francisco
James W. Hicks
James W. Hicks University of Southern California
Jeffrey N. Strathern
Jeffrey N. Strathern National Institutes of Health
Deanna L. Kroetz
Deanna L. Kroetz University of California, San Francisco
George F. Sprague
George F. Sprague University of Oregon
Kenji Irie
Kenji Irie University of Tsukuba
John R. Pringle
John R. Pringle Stanford University
Brenda J. Andrews
Brenda J. Andrews University of Toronto

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