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The Distinguished Faculty Research Award is
presented annually to a faculty member whose research has made an impact on a
broad field of science by contributing to the solution of a significant
scientific problem, or whose work shows ingenuity and originality in the
application of novel techniques to an important area of science. This year we
are honoring:
Louise Prakash
received her B.A. in biology from Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pa. in 1963,
and her M.A. in molecular biology from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
in 1965. She earned her Ph.D. in microbiology and molecular biology at the
University of Chicago in 1970. After her postdoctoral training in yeast genetics
at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, Louise Prakash was named
assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Biology and Biophysics. She
remained on the faculty at the University of Rochester School of Medicine for
the next 20 years, and rose to the rank of professor in the Department of
Biophysics prior to accepting an appointment of professor and senior scientist
at UTMB in the Sealy Center for Molecular Science.
Satya Prakash
received his B.Sc. in biology and chemistry at Meerut College in Merrut, India.
In 1960, he received his Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Science and Animal
Husbandry at the Veterinary College, Mhow, India. He earned his Ph.D. in
genetics at Washington University in St. Louis, MO in 1966, and continued his
training in genetics at the University of Chicago. Dr. Satya Prakash
joined the faculty of the University of Rochester in 1968 as assistant professor
in the Biology Department. He was named professor in 1980 and remained there
until 1993, when he accepted the position of professor and senior scientist at
UTMB in the Sealy Center for Molecular Science.
Louise and Satya
Prakash have illustrious independent careers and share common interests in the
area of DNA repair. Since 1999, they have published 56 research papers, with
more than 20 of them appearing in Cell; Science; Nature; Nature Genetics;
Molecular Cell; and Genes & Development. The two Prakash laboratories
focus on the network of mechanisms in the eukaryotic cells that function to
eliminate lesions from chromosomal DNA. The research of the Prakash group has
direct relevance to human health in diseases that are characterized by skin
cancers or developmental abnormalities and premature aging. The exciting
discoveries made by the Prakash group have brought great honor to UTMB and
provided seminal contributions to the field of DNA repair.
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Louise Prakash, Ph.D.
Professor and Senior Scientist
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Sealy Center for Molecular Sciences
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Satya Prakash, Ph.D.
Professor and Senior Scientist
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Sealy Center for Molecular Sciences
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