Susan Forsburg

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Susan Forsburg is an American microbiologist, researcher, author, and distinguished professor at the University of Southern California. Her work primarily focuses on how chromosome duplication and maintenance affect genome stability, and using the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe as a model. [1]

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Education

Forsburg attended college at the University of California, Berkeley, earning her bachelor’s degree in both English and Molecular Biology, along with a Ph.D. in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. [1] [2] [3]

Career

Forsburg first worked as an adjunct associate professor and assistant professor at the University of California, San Diego, from 1997 to 2004. In 2000-2004 she also worked at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies as an associate professor. [1] [4] [3] From 2004-2006 she held the position of associate professor at USC. Since 2006 she has held a position as a faculty member at the University of Southern California, where she held the position of Gabilan Distinguished Professor in Science and Engineering. [4] In 2020, she was named a USC Distinguished Professor. [2]

Practices

Forsburg has done research and practices in Cancer Biology, DNA replication, chromosome dynamics, genome integrity, live cell analysis, microscopy, cell biology, genetics. [1] [4]

Achievements

Forsburg is a member of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. [5] She is a fellow of the California Academy of Science and an elected fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. [4]  In 2011, she was awarded the Alice C. Evans award from the American Society of Microbiology. [5] This award in particular highlights her contributions in the advancement of women in Microbiology. [2]

Forsburg is a fellow of the Association for Women in Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science. [6]

Selected publication

Source: [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Susan L Forsburg". USC Dornsife. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  2. 1 2 3 "IUBMB award named for Whelan; Forsburg named distinguished professor; remembering Carubelli". ASBMB Today. 2020-12-21. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  3. 1 2 "Susan Forsburg, Ph.D." American Society for Microbiology. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "USC faculty members named University Professors and Distinguished Professors". USC Today. 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  5. 1 2 Viramontes-Brody, Ambrosia (2011-02-25). "Susan Forsburg Recognized for Commitment to Women in Science". USC Dornsife. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  6. ↑ Marziali, Carl (2007-02-02). "Fellow Scientists Salute Susan Forsburg". USC Dornsife | News and Events. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  7. ↑ "Susan L Forsburg". Google Scholar. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
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