Lucy Shapiro
Lucy Shapiro (born July 16, 1940, New York City) is an American developmental biologist. She is a professor of Developmental Biology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She is the Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor of Cancer Research and the director of the Beckman Center for Molecular and Genetic Medicine.
Lucy Shapiro | |
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| Born | July 16, 1940 |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | U.S. |
| Alma mater | Brooklyn College; Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| Known for | Identification of the molecular mechanisms of cell cycle regulation and asymmetric cell division, and characterization of the systems biology of bacterial development. |
| Spouse | Harley McAdams |
| Awards | Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology (2005) Gairdner Foundation International Award (2009) National Medal of Science (2011) Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (2012) Pearl Meister Greengard Prize (2014) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Developmental biology; microbial genetics; bacterial cell biology |
| Institutions | Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Stanford University |
| Website | http://shapirolab.stanford.edu |
| External videos | |
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| Lucy Shapiro – 2011 National Medal of Science | |
| Part 1: Dynamics of the Bacterial Chromosome, Lucy Shapiro (Stanford University) | |
| Part 2: Escalating Infectious Disease Threat, Lucy Shapiro (Stanford University) |
Shapiro founded a new field in developmental biology, using microorganisms to examine fundamental questions in developmental biology. Her work has furthered understanding of the basis of stem cell function and the generation of biological diversity. Her ideas have revolutionized understanding of bacterial genetic networks and helped researchers to develop novel drugs to fight antibiotic resistance and emerging infectious diseases. In 2013, Shapiro was presented with the 2011 National Medal of Science. for "her pioneering discovery that the bacterial cell is controlled by an integrated genetic circuit functioning in time and space that serves as a systems engineering paradigm underlying cell differentiation and ultimately the generation of diversity in all organisms."