Ralph R. Isberg (born January 3, 1955) is a professor at Tufts University School of MedicineFaculty Profile Page, Tufts University known for his contributions to understanding microbial pathogenesis. He is a member of the American National Academy of Sciences and was an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical InstituteIsberg's page at HHMI for 27 years. A microbiologist, Isberg has published over 185 peer-reviewed articlesIsberg CV and is or has been an editor of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,PNAS Masthead PLoS Pathogens, and Journal of Experimental Medicine, among others.
Early life Isberg was born in Detroit, Michigan, on January 3, 1955.
Education and career Isberg received an A.B. from Oberlin College (1977) and a Ph.D. from Harvard University (1984), performing his thesis on the mechanisms of Tn5 transposition in Michael Syvanen's laboratory. He performed his post-doctoral research in Stanley Falkow's lab at Stanford University (1984-1986), where he initiated studies of the entry of the bacterial pathogen Yersinia pseudotuberculosis into mammalian cells. He joined Tufts University's Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences in 1986 and is currently Professor of Molecular Biology & Microbiology there. He is also the co-director of the Center for Enteric Disease in Engineered Tissues (CEDET) and Program Director of Molecular Basis of Microbial Pathogenesis.
Isberg has mentored over 20 Ph.D. students, and over 40 post-doctoral fellows.
Research
Isberg's research has mainly been in the field of microbial pathogenesis.QnAs with Ralph R. Isberg His lab focuses on the pathogenesis of Legionella pneumophila and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, especially the ways these pathogens enter and regulate host mammalian cells.Isberg lab page
Honors and awards
Isberg has received many honors and awards, including:
1983-1986: Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University 1987-1992: Presidential Young Investigator Award, NSF 1993: Eli Lilly Award, American Society for MicrobiologyEli Lilly Award - Past Laureates . Retrieved January 4, 2018. 2009: Member, American National Academy of Sciences
Personal life Isberg is married to Carol Kumamoto, also a professor at the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, and has two children, Max and Robyn.
Isberg is known for constructing a hockey rink in his back yard each winter.Boston Globe: Home ice advantage: Backyard skating rinks sharpen skills, family fun
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