John Postlethwait | |
---|---|
![]() Postlethwait at the 2018 NIH Comparative Medicine Resource Director's Meeting | |
Awards | George W. Beadle Award (2015) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater |
Purdue University
BS Case Western Reserve University PhD |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Oregon |
John H. Postlethwait is a professor of biology and author at University of Oregon.
In 1966, Postlethwait graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in biology and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. [1] He completed predoctoral work in development genetics at University of California, Irvine in 1970. [1] At Case Western Reserve University, Postlethwait earned a doctorate in developmental genetics before completing postdoctoral research in molecular genetics at Harvard University. [1]
Postlethwait is internationally recognized for his pioneering work on molecular genetics using zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a model organism. [2]
Postlethwait was awarded the George W. Beadle Award in 2015. [2]
John Postlethwait | |
---|---|
![]() Postlethwait at the 2018 NIH Comparative Medicine Resource Director's Meeting | |
Awards | George W. Beadle Award (2015) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater |
Purdue University
BS Case Western Reserve University PhD |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Oregon |
John H. Postlethwait is a professor of biology and author at University of Oregon.
In 1966, Postlethwait graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in biology and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. [1] He completed predoctoral work in development genetics at University of California, Irvine in 1970. [1] At Case Western Reserve University, Postlethwait earned a doctorate in developmental genetics before completing postdoctoral research in molecular genetics at Harvard University. [1]
Postlethwait is internationally recognized for his pioneering work on molecular genetics using zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a model organism. [2]
Postlethwait was awarded the George W. Beadle Award in 2015. [2]