Now that construction of our new Ancient Protein Lab and BS2 Lab is complete, it is time to name their four containment hood workstations. We had many excellent nominations, but the winners are:
Ancient Proteomics Lab dead air box workstations:
- DAYHOFF: Named after Margaret Dayhoff, a pioneer in bioinformatics and proteomics. She was one of the first to align protein sequences, and she devised the single amino acid codes we use today. She helped develop the PAM substitution matrix, and she also studied one of our favorite proteins, alpha-1 antitrypsin.
- EVANS: Named after Alice Catherine Evans, a pioneer of dairy microbiology, she discovered the bacterial cause of brucellosis.
BS2 Lab laminar flow hood workstations:
- MOORE: Named after Ruth Ella Moore, a pioneer in the study of tuberculosis, dental caries, and the effect of antibiotics on gut bacteria. She was also the first African American woman to earn a PhD in a natural science.
- LEDERBERG: Named after Esther Lederberg, a pioneer in the study of bacterial horizontal gene transfer, conjugation, transduction, and phages, including λ. Her husband popularized the term “microbiome.”
Welcome DAYHOFF, EVANS, MOORE, and LEDERBERG!