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'''Dianne Newman''' is a [[microbiologist]], a professor in divisions of biology, geology, and planetary sciences at [[California Institute of Technology]] and an investigator with the [[Howard Hughes Medical Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caltech.edu/news/geobiologist-honored-national-academy-sciences-49728|title=Geobiologist Honored by National Academy of Sciences|publisher=Caltech|accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laeowpY5WPE|title=Dianne Newman (CalTech) Part 1: An Overview of Microbial Diversity and Evolution|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref> Her research interests include [[Bioenergetics]] and [[cell biology]] of metabolically diverse, [[genetically-tractable]] [[bacteria]]. Her work deals with electron-transfer reactions that are part of the metabolism of [[microorganisms]].<ref name=caltech1>{{cite web|url=http://bbe.divisions.caltech.edu/people/dianne-k-newman|title=Dianne K. Newman|publisher=Caltech|accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref>
'''Dianne Newman''' is a [[molecular]] [[microbiologist]], a professor in the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering and the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at [[California Institute of Technology]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caltech.edu/news/geobiologist-honored-national-academy-sciences-49728|title=Geobiologist Honored by National Academy of Sciences|date=4 February 2016|publisher=Caltech|accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laeowpY5WPE|title=Dianne Newman (Caltech) Part 1: An Overview of Microbial Diversity and Evolution|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref> Her research interests include [[bioenergetics]] and [[cell biology]] of metabolically diverse, genetically-tractable [[bacteria]]. Her work deals with electron-transfer reactions that are part of the metabolism of [[microorganisms]].<ref name=caltech1>{{cite web|url=http://bbe.divisions.caltech.edu/people/dianne-k-newman|title=Dianne K. Newman|publisher=Caltech|accessdate=16 October 2018}}</ref>


She was awarded the [[National Academy of Sciences]] (NAS) Award in Molecular Biology for her "discovery of microbial mechanisms underlying geologic processes." The award citation recognizes her for "launching the field of molecular geomicrobiology" and fostering greater awareness of the important roles microorganisms have played and continue to play in how Earth evolved.<ref name=caltech1/><ref name=nas1>{{cite web|url=http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=01212016|title=Academy Honors Six for Major Contributions in Biological, Medical, and Agricultural Sciences|publisher=The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine|accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref>
She was awarded the [[National Academy of Sciences]] (NAS) Award in Molecular Biology for her "discovery of microbial mechanisms underlying geologic processes." The award citation recognizes her for "launching the field of molecular geomicrobiology" and fostering greater awareness of the important roles microorganisms have played and continue to play in how Earth evolved.<ref name=caltech1/><ref name=nas16>{{cite web|url=http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=01212016|title=Academy Honors Six for Major Contributions in Biological, Medical, and Agricultural Sciences|publisher=The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine|accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref>

She was one of the recipients of the 2016 [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Fellowships]].<ref name=macarthur /> She was elected to the [[National Academy of Sciences]] in 2019.<ref name=nas19 />


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Newman lived overseas during her childhood and attended [[West Potomac High School]] in [[Fairfax County, Virginia]], where she entered science fairs, winning second place in physics at the [[International Science and Engineering Fair]] in 1987.<ref name="ozy">{{cite news |last1=Pandika |first1=Melissa |title=This Macarthur Genius Has Found a Connection between Geology and Genetics |url=https://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/this-macarthur-genius-has-found-a-connection-between-geology-and-genetics/72507 |work=OZY |date=October 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Coughlin |first1=Kevin |title=People |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/06/11/people/10ce2259-6729-4058-a574-e43221f2e7b7/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 11, 1987 |quote=Diane Newman of West Potomac High School won second place in physics, and Kenneth Hung of McLean High School won third place in engineering at the 38th International Science and Engineering Fair last month in Puerto Rico.}}</ref> She received her BA from [[Stanford University]] in 1993 and received her Ph.D. under [[François M. M. Morel|Francois Morel]] at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in 1997.<ref name=caltech1 /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://morel.princeton.edu/people|title=People {{!}} Morel Trace Metals Group|website=morel.princeton.edu|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref> She was a postdoctoral fellow under [[Roberto Kolter]] at Harvard Medical School (1998–2000).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gasp.med.harvard.edu/etcetera/formermems.html|title=The Kolter Lab {{!}} Former Members|website=gasp.med.harvard.edu|access-date=2019-08-01}}</ref> In 1999, she was named one of the Top [[Innovators Under 35]] by the ''[[MIT Technology Review]]'', and she joined the faculty at the California Institute of Technology in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Innovators Under 35: Dianne Newman |url=http://www2.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?TRID=556 |work=MIT Technology Review |date=1999}}</ref><ref name=caltech1 />
Dianne received her BA from Stanford University in 1993. She received her Ph.D. under [[Francois Morel (Professor)|Francois Morel]] at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] in 1997. She was a postdoctoral fellow under [[Roberto Kolter]] at Harvard Medical School (1998–2000)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://morel.princeton.edu/people|title=People {{!}} Morel Trace Metals Group|website=morel.princeton.edu|access-date=2016-12-15}}</ref> and a member of the faculty at the California Institute of Technology from 2000 to 2007.


== Career and Research ==
== Career and research ==
She was the Wilson Professor of Geobiology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2007 to 2010, prior to returning to Caltech, where she is currently the Gordon M. Binder/Amgen Professor of Biology and Geobiology in the Divisions of Biology and Biological Engineering and Geological and Planetary Sciences. Newman's scientific articles have appeared in such journals as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Geobiology, Nature, and Science.
She was the Wilson Professor of Geobiology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2007 to 2010, prior to returning to Caltech, where she is currently the Gordon M. Binder/Amgen Professor of Biology and Geobiology in the Divisions of Biology and Biological Engineering and Geological and Planetary Sciences. Newman's scientific articles have appeared in such journals as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Geobiology, Nature, and Science.<ref>Nadia Dreid, "15 Academics Are Among 23 Winners of 2016 MacArthur Fellowships" ''Chronicle of Higher Education'' Sept. 22, 2016. [http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/14-academics-are-among-23-winners-of-2016-macarthur-fellowships/114553?elqTrackId=bd3f50c3d441419ca662035c4da6156f&elq=ebfbc10eaaab47538b3fe0d8cd2f4f10&elqaid=10816&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=4107] Accessed Oct. 14, 2016.</ref>


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Her laboratory at Caltech is interested in the [[co-evolution]] of life and Earth. Specifically, they take an [[interdisciplinary]] approach to studying the molecular mechanisms that underlie ancient forms of [[metabolism]]. By understanding the way extant organisms function at the molecular level, they hope eventually to gain insights into the evolution of ancient metabolic and [[biomineralization]] pathways, interpret the chemical signatures of early life found in the geologic record, and understand how [[multicellular]] bacterial communities survive in the context of infection, particularly the mucus-filled lungs of individuals living with [[cystic fibrosis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dknweb.caltech.edu/Newman_Lab.html|title=Welcome to the Newman Lab|publisher=Caltech|accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref>
She is Gordon M. Binder/Amgen Professor of Biology and Geobiology, with a joint appointment between the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering and the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at [[California Institute of Technology]].<ref>Nadia Dreid, "15 Academics Are Among 23 Winners of 2016 MacArthur Fellowships" ''Chronicle of Higher Education'' Sept. 22, 2016. [http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/14-academics-are-among-23-winners-of-2016-macarthur-fellowships/114553?elqTrackId=bd3f50c3d441419ca662035c4da6156f&elq=ebfbc10eaaab47538b3fe0d8cd2f4f10&elqaid=10816&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=4107] Accessed Oct. 14, 2016.</ref>


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==Awards and recognition==
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Her laboratory at Caltech is interested in the [[co-evolution]] of life and Earth. Specifically, they take an [[interdisciplinary]] approach to studying the [[molecular mechanisms]] that underlie ancient forms of [[metabolism]]. By understanding the way extant organisms function at the molecular level, they hope eventually to gain insights into the evolution of ancient metabolic and [[biomineralization]] pathways, interpret the [[chemical signatures]] of early life found in the geologic record, and understand how [[multicellular]] bacterial communities survive in the context of infection, particularly the mucus-filled lungs of individuals living with [[cystic fibrosis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dknweb.caltech.edu/Newman_Lab.html|title=Welcome to the Newman Lab|publisher=Caltech|accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref>
* Fellow of [[MacArthur Fellows Program]], 2016<ref name=macarthur>{{cite web|url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/963/|title=Dianne Newman|publisher=MacArthur Foundation|accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref>

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* [[NAS Award in Molecular Biology]], 2016<ref name=nas16/>
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==Awards and Recognition==
* Fellow of [[MacArthur Fellows Program]], 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/963/|title=Dianne Newman|publisher=MacArthur Foundation|accessdate=17 October 2018}}</ref>
* Harvey Lecture, 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://harveysociety.org/lectures/index.php?series=114|title = The Harvey Society: Lecture Series 114 (2018—2019)}}</ref>
* Elected Member, [[National Academy of Sciences]], 2019<ref name="nas19">{{cite web |last1=Galvin |first1=Molly |title=National Academy of Sciences Elects Members and Foreign Associates; Historic Number of Women Elected to Its Membership |url=http://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/2019-nas-election.html |website=News from the National Academy of Sciences |publisher=National Academy of Sciences |date=April 30, 2019}}</ref>
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* NAS award, 2016<ref name=nas1/>


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Latest revision as of 05:09, 22 May 2024

Dianne Newman
Born1971
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Known formicrobiology
Awards
Scientific career
InstitutionsCalifornia Institute of Technology
ThesisMicrobial respiration and precipitation of arsenic (1998)
Doctoral advisorFrancois Morel
Doctoral studentsTracy Teal
Websitedknweb.caltech.edu

Dianne Newman is a molecular microbiologist, a professor in the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering and the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences at California Institute of Technology.[1][2] Her research interests include bioenergetics and cell biology of metabolically diverse, genetically-tractable bacteria. Her work deals with electron-transfer reactions that are part of the metabolism of microorganisms.[3]

She was awarded the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Award in Molecular Biology for her "discovery of microbial mechanisms underlying geologic processes." The award citation recognizes her for "launching the field of molecular geomicrobiology" and fostering greater awareness of the important roles microorganisms have played and continue to play in how Earth evolved.[3][4]

She was one of the recipients of the 2016 MacArthur Fellowships.[5] She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2019.[6]

Early life and education

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Newman lived overseas during her childhood and attended West Potomac High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, where she entered science fairs, winning second place in physics at the International Science and Engineering Fair in 1987.[7][8] She received her BA from Stanford University in 1993 and received her Ph.D. under Francois Morel at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1997.[3][9] She was a postdoctoral fellow under Roberto Kolter at Harvard Medical School (1998–2000).[10] In 1999, she was named one of the Top Innovators Under 35 by the MIT Technology Review, and she joined the faculty at the California Institute of Technology in 2000.[11][3]

Career and research

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She was the Wilson Professor of Geobiology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2007 to 2010, prior to returning to Caltech, where she is currently the Gordon M. Binder/Amgen Professor of Biology and Geobiology in the Divisions of Biology and Biological Engineering and Geological and Planetary Sciences. Newman's scientific articles have appeared in such journals as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Geobiology, Nature, and Science.[12]

Her laboratory at Caltech is interested in the co-evolution of life and Earth. Specifically, they take an interdisciplinary approach to studying the molecular mechanisms that underlie ancient forms of metabolism. By understanding the way extant organisms function at the molecular level, they hope eventually to gain insights into the evolution of ancient metabolic and biomineralization pathways, interpret the chemical signatures of early life found in the geologic record, and understand how multicellular bacterial communities survive in the context of infection, particularly the mucus-filled lungs of individuals living with cystic fibrosis.[13]

Awards and recognition

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References

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  1. ^ "Geobiologist Honored by National Academy of Sciences". Caltech. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Dianne Newman (Caltech) Part 1: An Overview of Microbial Diversity and Evolution". YouTube. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Dianne K. Newman". Caltech. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Academy Honors Six for Major Contributions in Biological, Medical, and Agricultural Sciences". The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Dianne Newman". MacArthur Foundation. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b Galvin, Molly (April 30, 2019). "National Academy of Sciences Elects Members and Foreign Associates; Historic Number of Women Elected to Its Membership". News from the National Academy of Sciences. National Academy of Sciences.
  7. ^ Pandika, Melissa (October 30, 2016). "This Macarthur Genius Has Found a Connection between Geology and Genetics". OZY.
  8. ^ Coughlin, Kevin (June 11, 1987). "People". The Washington Post. Diane Newman of West Potomac High School won second place in physics, and Kenneth Hung of McLean High School won third place in engineering at the 38th International Science and Engineering Fair last month in Puerto Rico.
  9. ^ "People | Morel Trace Metals Group". morel.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  10. ^ "The Kolter Lab | Former Members". gasp.med.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
  11. ^ "Innovators Under 35: Dianne Newman". MIT Technology Review. 1999.
  12. ^ Nadia Dreid, "15 Academics Are Among 23 Winners of 2016 MacArthur Fellowships" Chronicle of Higher Education Sept. 22, 2016. [1] Accessed Oct. 14, 2016.
  13. ^ "Welcome to the Newman Lab". Caltech. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  14. ^ "The Harvey Society: Lecture Series 114 (2018—2019)".
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