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Douglas Elliot Koshland
Born	March 15, 1953 Long Island, New York, US
Education	Haverford College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Spouse	Mary Porter
Parent(s)	Marian Koshland Daniel E. Koshland Jr.
Awards	Beckman Young Investigators Award Genetics Society of America Medal (2021)
Scientific career
Fields	Genetics
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisor	David Botstein, Marc Kirschner
Other academic advisors	Leland Hartwell

Douglas E. Koshland is a professor of molecular and cellular biology at the University of California, Berkeley.

Biography

Koshland is the son of Marian (née Elliot) and Daniel E. Koshland Jr. He earned his B.A. in chemistry from Haverford College and his Ph.D. in microbiology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the guidance of David Botstein. He then did his postdoctoral work with Leland Hartwell at University of Washington and with Marc Kirschner at the University of California, San Francisco.

He was a staff scientist at Carnegie Institution for Science from 1987 and an adjunct professor in the Department of Biology at Johns Hopkins University. He was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator from 1997-2012, was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences in 2010, and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Personal life

Koshland is married to Mary Porter.

References

1. "#AMBF40years: A Conversation with Professor Douglas Koshland". Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
2. ^ "ASCB Profile: Douglas Koshland" (PDF). Ascb Newsletter. American Society for Cell Biology: 12–13. 2005.
3. "Douglas E. Koshland, Ph.D." HHMI. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
4. McDowell, Tina. "Carnegie's Doug Koshland elected to National Academy of Sciences". EurekAlert!. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

External links

• His Academic Bio
• His Howard Hughes Medical Institute bio
• Lab website

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