Professor
Alan D. Grossman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Biologist; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
Elected
2008
Professor of Biology. Discovered how bacteria sense environmental signals and integrate divers signals to control gene expression and differentiation. Showed how specific peptides control microbial development, quorum sensing, and gene mobility (horizontal gene transfer). Provided fundamental insights into the mechanisms and regulation of DNA replication in bacterial cells.
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