Joseph R. Ecker
Joseph R Ecker | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | The College of New Jersey Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center |
| Known for | Plant biology and epigenetics |
| Awards | 2015 Elected Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2011 George W. Beadle Award, Genetics Society of America |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania Salk Institute for Biological Studies |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Hyman |
| Website | https://www.salk.edu/scientist/joseph-ecker/ |
Joseph R. Ecker is an American plant biologist and molecular biologist.[1] He is Professor of Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory and Director of the Genomic Analysis Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He is also an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He holds the Salk International Council Chair in Genetics.
He is also an adjunct professor in the Section of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of California, San Diego.[2]
Biography
Ecker completed a BA degree in biology in 1978 at The College of New Jersey.[3] He then joined the laboratory of virologist Dr. Richard Hyman and studied herpes viruses at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. He joined Ronald W. Davis's lab at Stanford University. In 1987, he was appointed as an assistant professor at the Plant Science Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.[3] He also served on the Life Sciences jury for the Infosys Prize in 2017.
Honors and awards
- 2026 – McClintock Prize for Plant Genetics and Genome Studies[4]
- 2024 – ILCHUN Molecular Medicine Award, Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology
- 2024 – Philip N. Benfey Arabidopsis Community Lifetime Achievement (PACLA) Award
- 2014–2025 – Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher
- 2017 – John M. Chemerda Lectures, Pennsylvania State University[5]
- 2015 – Elected Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 2012 – Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 2011 – Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute / Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation[6]
- 2011 – George W. Beadle Award, Genetics Society of America
- 2009 – S. F. Yang Memorial Lecture and Award, S. F. Yang Memorial Foundation (Taiwan)
- 2007 – John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences
- 2006 – Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences
- 2005 – Martin Gibbs Medal, American Society of Plant Biologists
- 2004 – Scientific American 50: Research Leader of the Year in Agriculture[7]
- 2004 – Distinguished Research Award, International Plant Growth Substances Association
- 2001 – Co-recipient, Kumho Science International Award, Kumho Foundation (Korea)
References
- ^ "Joseph R. Ecker- Salk Institute – Faculty & Research – Faculty". www.salk.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Joseph Ecker". biology.ucsd.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ a b Trivedi, Bijal P. (27 Feb 2007). "Profile of Joseph R. Ecker". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 104 (9): 3023–3025. Bibcode:2007PNAS..104.3023T. doi:10.1073/pnas.0607124104. PMC 1805523.
- ^ "Salk scientist Joseph Ecker awarded McClintock Prize for Plant Genetics and Genome Studies". Salk News. 2025-10-10.
- ^ "Joseph Ecker to present Chemerda Lectures in Science on April 24 and 25". Penn State News. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ^ "HHMI Investigator - Joe Ecker". HHMI. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ^ "The 2004 Scientific American 50 Award: Research Leaders". Scientific American. Retrieved 2026-01-19.