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The Forkosh Waxler Lectureship
7/19/06 - 4:00 PM - Lillie Auditorium
"Microtubule forces in vitro and in vivo"
Marileen Dogterom, FOM Institute, Amsterdam
Marileen Dogterom is a scientific groupleader at the FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. She received her undergraduate degree in theoretical physics from the University of Groningen (NL) in 1990. Dogterom then entered the field of biophysics, working on theoretical aspects of microtubule dynamics, first in Paris, France, and later at the departments of physics and biology of Princeton University. After obtaining her Ph.D. in 1994, she performed postdoctoral work at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey, and was appointed to a tenure-track position at AMOLF in 1997. Since 2000 Dogterom has held a permanent group leader position at AMOLF and an affiliated professorship at the University of Leiden (NL). She currently coordinates the research efforts at AMOLF in the field of biomolecular systems, which has become one of the two major research themes of the institute.
Since her postdoctoral work the main research focus of Dogterom’s group has been on the (experimental) study of force generation by cytoskeletal polymerization processes. In particular, she and her colleagues recently developed techniques to follow the assembly dynamics of force-generating microtubules in vitro with molecular resolution. Increasingly, her research involves a combination of in vitro and in vivo quantitative experimental and modeling approaches to develop understanding of how dynamic, force-generating microtubules help organize the interior of cells in a functional way.
About the Forkosh Waxler Lectureship
The Gertrude Forkosh Waxler Lectureship was established by The FMH Foundation, David S. Forkosh, M.D., President, in memory of his aunt, affectionately known as Gussie. Gertrude Forkosh Waxler was born and raised in Chicago – the eldest of six children.
As the eldest child, Ms. Waxler was often responsible for the care of younger siblings. Although she did not have the advantage of a college degree, Ms. Waxler recognized the value of education and understood its importance to one’s future. She worked in a jewelry store for thirty years using her income to put her brothers and brothers-in-law through medical and dental school.
Among family members, she is remembered for her loyalty, devotion, and sacrifices. Ms. Waxler is one of many women who labored selflessly so that others might prosper. She possessed the spirit of philanthropy and the desire to make a difference. Today we celebrate Ms. Waxler’s legacy by dedicating this lecture in her honor.
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