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Hinnebusch, Alan Gerard was born on June 26, 1954 in Pittsburgh. Son of Raymond Aloysius and Agnes Regina (McCrum) Hinnebusch.
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Alan Gerard Hinnebusch
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Alan Gerard Hinnebusch, American Molecular geneticist. Achievements include identification of the GCN4 transcriptional activator in the general animo acid control of S. cervisiae; elucidation of the mechanism of translational control of the GCN4 gene of S. cerevisiae; identification of the regulatory domain in translation initiation factor eIF2B.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Biology, University Dayton, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Harvard University, 1980.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1980-1982; postdoctoral fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1982-1983; senior staff fellow, National Institute Child Health & Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland., 1983-1987; section head laboratory molecular genetics, National Institute Child Health & Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland., 1987-1995; chief Laboratory Eukaryotic Gene Regulation, National Institute Child Health & Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1995. Consultant BioTechnica International, Inc., Cambridge, 1981-1985, Ribogene, Inc., Hayward, California, since 1992. Wellcome visiting professor Medical College Wisconsin, 1995.
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Membership
Fellow American Academy Microbiology. Member American Society Microbiology, Genetics Society of America, American Academy Arts & Sciences.
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Married Nancy Jane Andrews, August 18, 1973. Children: Amelia Jane, Alexander Joseph.
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Named Maryland.'s Outstanding Young Scientist, Maryland Science Center, 1994. Recipient John E. Dlugos Junior Award of Excellence in Biology, University Dayton, 1975, Public Health Service Superior Service award National Institutes of Health, 1991.Named Maryland.'s Outstanding Young Scientist, Maryland Science Center, 1994. Recipient John E. Dlugos Junior Award of Excellence in Biology, University Dayton, 1975, Public Health Service Superior Service award National Institutes of Health, 1991.