Margaret Hotchkiss | |
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Alma mater | Yale University |
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Institutions | University of Kentucky |
Thesis | The influence of various salts upon the growth of bacterium communities (1922) |
Margaret Hotchkiss was a distinguished professor at the University of Kentucky. She is a microbiologist known for her work on bacteria in seawater and sewage, and fungi that cause disease. In 1957, she was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.
Hotchkiss grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Packer Collegiate Institute and Vassar College. [1] In 1922, Hotchkiss earned a Ph.D. from Yale University. [2] Hotchkiss worked at New York Medical College for seventeen years. [1] [3] She also worked at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as a visiting researcher, and was a bacteriologist at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, and the Department of Health in Paterson, New Jersey. [3] In 1945 Hotchkiss joined the faculty at the University of Kentucky, [3] where she was promoted to associate professor in 1946. [4] She later became the head of the mycology department at the University of Kentucky, [5] and was named a distinguished professor in 1962. [1] [6] Hotchkiss also served as the head of Sigma Xi, [1] [6] and the head of the Kentucky-Tennessee branch of the Society of American Bacteriologists. [7] [8] In 1964, Hotchkiss retired from teaching but continued conducting research. [9] [10]
For her Ph.D., Hotchkiss investigated the positive and negative effects of cations on bacterial growth. [11] She then worked with Selman Waksman to assess whether bacteria in sea water could grow [12] and differences in data obtained from visual examination of bacteria compared to growth of bacteria on agar plates. [13] Her marine research included investigations into the nitrogen cycle mediated by bacteria in seawater, [14] and in 1946 she continued her interest in seawater bacteria when she reviewed Claude ZoBell's Marine Microbiology book. [15] Her subsequent research examined hexosidases in Escherichia coli, [16] and the bacterial community in Imhoff tanks [17] that are used for processing sewage. [18] Having become interested in fungi that cause disease while working in New York, [8] she later published on the bacteria found in the human mouth, [19] and biomedical research on histoplasmosis [20] and Nocardia. [21] After retiring from teaching, she focused on using a precision microtome to slice through bacterial cells [8] and investigated the internal structure of bacteria. [22] [23]
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link)In 1957, Hotchkiss was a elected a charter fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. [24] In 1959, she was named to Who's Who to honor her contribution to education. [25] The University of Kentucky named her as the 1962-1963 distinguished professor. [26] She was elected a fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences. [9][ when?]
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Margaret Hotchkiss | |
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Alma mater | Yale University |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | University of Kentucky |
Thesis | The influence of various salts upon the growth of bacterium communities (1922) |
Margaret Hotchkiss was a distinguished professor at the University of Kentucky. She is a microbiologist known for her work on bacteria in seawater and sewage, and fungi that cause disease. In 1957, she was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.
Hotchkiss grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Packer Collegiate Institute and Vassar College. [1] In 1922, Hotchkiss earned a Ph.D. from Yale University. [2] Hotchkiss worked at New York Medical College for seventeen years. [1] [3] She also worked at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution as a visiting researcher, and was a bacteriologist at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, and the Department of Health in Paterson, New Jersey. [3] In 1945 Hotchkiss joined the faculty at the University of Kentucky, [3] where she was promoted to associate professor in 1946. [4] She later became the head of the mycology department at the University of Kentucky, [5] and was named a distinguished professor in 1962. [1] [6] Hotchkiss also served as the head of Sigma Xi, [1] [6] and the head of the Kentucky-Tennessee branch of the Society of American Bacteriologists. [7] [8] In 1964, Hotchkiss retired from teaching but continued conducting research. [9] [10]
For her Ph.D., Hotchkiss investigated the positive and negative effects of cations on bacterial growth. [11] She then worked with Selman Waksman to assess whether bacteria in sea water could grow [12] and differences in data obtained from visual examination of bacteria compared to growth of bacteria on agar plates. [13] Her marine research included investigations into the nitrogen cycle mediated by bacteria in seawater, [14] and in 1946 she continued her interest in seawater bacteria when she reviewed Claude ZoBell's Marine Microbiology book. [15] Her subsequent research examined hexosidases in Escherichia coli, [16] and the bacterial community in Imhoff tanks [17] that are used for processing sewage. [18] Having become interested in fungi that cause disease while working in New York, [8] she later published on the bacteria found in the human mouth, [19] and biomedical research on histoplasmosis [20] and Nocardia. [21] After retiring from teaching, she focused on using a precision microtome to slice through bacterial cells [8] and investigated the internal structure of bacteria. [22] [23]
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: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of April 2024 (
link)In 1957, Hotchkiss was a elected a charter fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. [24] In 1959, she was named to Who's Who to honor her contribution to education. [25] The University of Kentucky named her as the 1962-1963 distinguished professor. [26] She was elected a fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences. [9][ when?]
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