Joanne Chory
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Joanne Chory is an American plant biologist renowned for her pioneering work on how plants sense and respond to their environment, particularly light, and for her contributions to sustainable agriculture and climate change mitigation.
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| instanceOf |
American scientist
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person → plant biologist → |
| academicDegree |
PhD in microbiology
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| associatedWith |
Harnessing Plants Initiative
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| awardReceived |
Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science
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Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences → Gairdner International Award → Gruber Genetics Prize → Kavli Prize in Neuroscience → L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award → |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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| doctoralAdvisor |
Samuel Kaplan
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| educatedAt |
Oberlin College
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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign → |
| employer |
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
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| familyName |
Chory
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| fieldOfWork |
environmental responses in plants
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genetics → molecular biology → photomorphogenesis → plant biology → plant developmental biology → signal transduction in plants → |
| gender |
female
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| givenName |
Joanne
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| hasResearchFocus |
engineering plant root systems to store more carbon in soil
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using plants to capture atmospheric carbon dioxide → |
| knownFor |
research on how plants sense and respond to light
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research on plant hormone signaling → work on climate change mitigation using plants → work on sustainable agriculture → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America → |
| name |
Joanne Chory
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| nationality |
United States of America
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| notableIdea |
enhancing plants to mitigate climate change
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| notableWork |
identification of key genes in plant photoreceptor pathways
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studies of Arabidopsis thaliana light signaling pathways → |
| occupation |
biologist
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plant biologist → professor → |
| positionHeld |
investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies → |
| researchInterest |
light-regulated gene expression in plants
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plant architecture and growth regulation → plant responses to environmental signals → |
| workplace |
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
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Referenced by (3)
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Blue Planet Prize
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Salk Institute for Biological Studies
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hasNotableScientist |
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Joanne Chory
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