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Joseph Ecker
Professor Ecker has been the recipient of multiple honors, including: the Kumho Science International Award in Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (2001), the International Plant Growth Substances Association Distinguished Research Award (2004), the American Society for Plant Molecular Biology Martin Gibbs Medal (2005), and was chosen as the Scientific American 50: Research Leader of the Year in Agriculture in 2004. He currently serves as President of the International Society for Plant Molecular Biology.
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Joseph Ecker earned his Ph.D. in Microbiology at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and carried out postdoctoral studies at Stanford University. He served on the Faculty at the University of Pennsylvania (1987-2000) before joining The Salk Institute for Biological Studies (2000) where he is a Professor in the Plant Biology Laboratory and Director of the Salk Institute Genomic Analysis Laboratory. His research on the gaseous plant hormone ethylene has yielded basic insights into the mechanisms of plant growth control and its application has resulted in technologies that delay fruit ripening and disease processes. His laboratory participated in mapping and sequencing of genome of Arabidopsis thaliana and his group continues to explore the encyclopedia of DNA elements in Arabidopsis through the development and application of technologies for genomewide analysis of plant gene function.