John R. Carlson is an American biologist and professor. He currently holds the Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at Yale University. [1] He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences.
The Carlson lab studies insect chemosensation using the model organism Drosophila. [2] Significant contributions to the field include discovery of the olfactory receptor genes in insects using the Drosophila genome, called the Odorant Receptor (Or) [3] gene family, followed by the discovery of the insect taste receptor genes, called the Gustatory Receptor (Gr) [4] gene family, a system to deorphanize insect odorant receptors referred to as the "empty neuron" system, [5] using which a study identified ligands for most of the Drosophila Olfactory Receptor (Or) repertoire [6] and a similar study that characterized the Or repertoire of the Anopheles gambiae mosquito. [7] Carlson lab research has also been featured in Scientific American. [8]
Carlson earned his A.B. at Harvard University in 1977 and his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1982. [9] [10]
Carlson is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, [11] and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [12] Carlson was awarded the 2011 Genetics Society of America Medal. [13] He is also a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow. [10]
John R. Carlson is an American biologist and professor. He currently holds the Eugene Higgins Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at Yale University. [1] He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences.
The Carlson lab studies insect chemosensation using the model organism Drosophila. [2] Significant contributions to the field include discovery of the olfactory receptor genes in insects using the Drosophila genome, called the Odorant Receptor (Or) [3] gene family, followed by the discovery of the insect taste receptor genes, called the Gustatory Receptor (Gr) [4] gene family, a system to deorphanize insect odorant receptors referred to as the "empty neuron" system, [5] using which a study identified ligands for most of the Drosophila Olfactory Receptor (Or) repertoire [6] and a similar study that characterized the Or repertoire of the Anopheles gambiae mosquito. [7] Carlson lab research has also been featured in Scientific American. [8]
Carlson earned his A.B. at Harvard University in 1977 and his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1982. [9] [10]
Carlson is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, [11] and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. [12] Carlson was awarded the 2011 Genetics Society of America Medal. [13] He is also a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow. [10]