Karen E. Nelson
| Karen E. Nelson | |
|---|---|
 Dr. Karen E. Nelson, President of the J. Craig Venter Institute | |
| Born | Jamaica |
| Alma mater |
University of the West Indies Cornell University |
| Known for | Human Microbiome |
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Website J. Craig Venter Institute | |
Dr. Karen Nelson is a Jamaican-born American microbiologist, who is the current president of the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI).[1]
She was educated at the University of the West Indies and earned a Ph.D. from Cornell University.[2]
Dr. Nelson is noted for her research on Thermotoga maritima at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) which resulted in the publication[3] of the genome of that bacterium, and which demonstrated the existence of horizontal gene transfer.[4][5] Dr. Nelson is also known for her work in human microbiome research. Her team published the first human microbiome study in 2006.[6]
Dr. Nelson was appointed president of JCVI in 2012 after serving as the director of its Rockville Campus since 2010.[7] Her current research focuses on interactions between human microbiomes and various diseases.[2] She has published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers in the field.[8] Scientific American named Dr. Nelson as one of biotechnology's "leading lights" in its 2015 "The Worldview 100."[9]
Boards and panels
- Editor in Chief, Microbial Ecology[8]
- Editor in Chief, Advances in Microbial Ecology[8]
- Editorial Board Member, BMC Genomics[8]
- Editorial Board Member, Giga Science[8]
- Editorial Board Member, Central European Journal of Biology[8]
- Board Member, Board on Life Sciences, National Academy of Sciences[1]
- Member, Standing Committee on Support to the DoD's Programs to Counter Biological Threats, National Research Council[8]
Professional organizations
Honors and Awards
- Helmholtz International Fellow Award[10]
References
- 1 2 Board Members Board on Life Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, retrieved March 27, 2015
- 1 2 J. Craig Venter Institute, Director (Rockville, MD Campus) American Society for Microbiology, retrieved March 27, 2015
- ↑ "Evidence for lateral gene transfer between Archaea and Bacteria from genome sequence of Thermotoga maritima" Nature 399
- ↑ Karen E. Nelson, Ph.D., Named Director of J. Craig Venter Institute Rockville, MD Campus PR Newswire, retrieved December 2, 2014
- ↑ Karen Nelson - Spelling Out Microbial Genes Microbe World, retrieved March 27, 2015
- ↑ Gill, Steven R.; Pop, Mihai; DeBoy, Robert T.; Eckburg, Paul B.; Turnbaugh, Peter J.; Samuel, Buck S.; Gordon, Jeffrey I.; Relman, David A.; Fraser-Liggett, Claire M. (2006-06-02). "Metagenomic Analysis of the Human Distal Gut Microbiome". Science. 312 (5778): 1355–1359. doi:10.1126/science.1124234. ISSN 0036-8075. PMC 3027896
. PMID 16741115. - ↑ Executive Profile Karen E. Nelson Ph.D. Bloomberg Businessweek, retrieved December 1, 2014
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Committee Biographies National Research Council, retrieved March 27, 2015
- ↑ "The Worldview 100 : worldVIEW". www.saworldview.com. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
- ↑ München, Helmholtz Zentrum. "Pioneering achievements in sequencing bacterial genomes: Karen Nelson receives Helmholtz International Fellow Award – Helmholtz Zentrum München – Helmholtz Zentrum München". www.helmholtz-muenchen.de. Retrieved 2016-02-12.