Laurie Boyer

Laurie A. Boyer
Alma mater	Framingham State University University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Scientific career
Institutions	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thesis	Conserved features of chromatin remodeling enzymes : a dissertation  (2000)

Laurie A. Boyer is an American biologist who is a Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on the regulation of cell fate decisions and how faulty regulation leads to disease using human stem cells and mice as models.

Early life and education

Boyer is from Western Massachusetts. ^[1] She became interested in science and biology while in high school. ^[1] She was an undergraduate student at Framingham State University where she studied biomedical sciences. She earned her PhD at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, where she researched chromatin remodeling enzymes. ^{[2] [3]} Boyer was a postdoctoral researcher at the MIT Whitehead Institute. ^[1]

Research and career

Boyer focuses on how cells make decisions early in development to give rise to tissues and organs and how faulty regulation leads to disease with a focus on the heart. ^[4]

Awards and honors

• 2006 Scientific American World's 50 Top Leaders in Research, Business or Policy ^[5]
• 2007 Framingham State University Honorary Doctorate ^[6]
• 2008 Pew Scholars Award in the Biomedical Sciences ^[7]
• 2009 Smith Family Award for Excellence in Biomedical Science ^[8]
• 2012 Irvin and Helen Sizer Career Development Award ^[9]
• 2013 American Heart Association Innovative Research Award ^[7]
• 2020 FLEXcyte 96 Research Grant ^[10]

Selected publications

• Laurie A Boyer; Tong Ihn Lee; Megan F Cole; et al. (23 September 2005). "Core transcriptional regulatory circuitry in human embryonic stem cells". Cell . 122 (6): 947–56. doi:10.1016/J.CELL.2005.08.020. ISSN   0092-8674. PMC   3006442 . PMID   16153702. Wikidata   Q24322016.
• Laurie A Boyer; Kathrin Plath; Julia Zeitlinger; et al. (19 April 2006). "Polycomb complexes repress developmental regulators in murine embryonic stem cells". Nature . 441 (7091): 349–353. doi:10.1038/NATURE04733. ISSN   1476-4687. PMID   16625203. Wikidata   Q29547274.
• Kundaje A; Meuleman W; Ernst J; et al. (19 February 2015). "Integrative analysis of 111 reference human epigenomes". Nature . 518 (7539): 317–30. doi:10.1038/NATURE14248. ISSN   1476-4687. PMC   4530010 . PMID   25693563. Wikidata   Q29615565.

References

1. Sedwick, Caitlin (2012-10-15). "Laurie Boyer: Stem cell circuitry for commitment". Journal of Cell Biology. 199 (2): 190–191. doi:10.1083/jcb.1992pi. ISSN   0021-9525. PMC   3471231 . PMID   23071147.
2. Boyer, Laurie A (2000). Conserved features of chromatin remodeling enzymes: a dissertation (Thesis). OCLC   47147047.
3. "Allen Discovery Center Opening Event at the Science & Engineering Complex". Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
4. "Queen of hearts". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
5. "Scientific American 50: SA 50 Winners and Contributors". Scientific American. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
6. staff, John Hilliard/Daily News. "MIT professor to speak at FSC graduation". MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
7. "Laurie Boyer, Ph.D.—VARI Seminar Series". Van Andel Institute for Research. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
8. "Smith Family Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical Research". Health Resources in Action. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
9. "Who's presenting at Research Week 2016? Announcing this year's keynotes | OHSU Research News". OHSU Research News | Research News at OHSU. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
10. NanionTechnologies (2023-02-11). 2020 Research Grant Recipient: Laurie Boyer - Massachusetts Institute of Technology . Retrieved 2025-09-14– via YouTube.