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Susan McCouch

Susan McCouch
Born
Susan Rutherford McCouch

1953 (age 70–71)[3]
Alma materSmith College (BA)
University of Massachusetts (MS)
Cornell University (PhD)
AwardsMember of the National Academy of Sciences (2018)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsPlant genetics
Rice
Evolution
Plant genomics
Population biology[2]
InstitutionsCornell University
International Rice Research Institute
ThesisConstruction and applications of a molecular linkage map of rice based on restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) (1990)
Doctoral advisorSteven D. Tanksley
Websiteplbrgen.cals.cornell.edu/people/susan-mccouch/ Edit this at Wikidata

Susan Rutherford McCouch (born 1953)[3] is an American geneticist specializing in the genetics of rice.[2][4][5][6] She is known for developing the first molecular genetic map of rice and for her role in turning rice into a model for genetics and breeding research.[7] She is the Barbara McClintock Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics at Cornell University, and since 2018 a member of the National Academy of Sciences.[8] In 2012, she was awarded the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities.

Education

McCouch completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Hispanic Studies at Smith College in 1975. She went on to receive her Master of Science degree in plant pathology from the University of Massachusetts in 1982.[9] McCouch completed her PhD at Cornell University in 1990, where her research was supervised by Steven D. Tanksley.[10]

Career

After receiving her PhD, McCouch worked with the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines until 1995. She then joined the Cornell faculty in the departments of plant breeding and genetics, plant biology, biological statistics, and computational biology. [9] Her research interests are in plant genetics, rice, evolution, plant genomics and population biology.[2] Her research has identified the genetic mechanisms used by rice to survive long-term flooding,[11] and the development of a new cultivar of red rice.[12]

Awards and honors

She was awarded the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities (2012) and elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2018.[1]

References

Scholia has a profile for Susan McCouch (Q56035682).
  1. ^ a b "Susan McCouch". www.nasonline.org.
  2. ^ a b c Susan McCouch publications indexed by Google Scholar Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b Susan McCouch at Library of Congress
  4. ^ Susan McCouch at DBLP Bibliography Server Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ Tanksley, Steven D.; McCouch, Susan R. (1997). "Seed Banks and Molecular Maps: Unlocking Genetic Potential from the Wild". Science. 277 (5329): 1063–1066. doi:10.1126/science.277.5329.1063. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 9262467.
  6. ^ "Scientists probe ancient grains of rice and are surprised by what they find". Christian Science Monitor. July 27, 2016. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  7. ^ "Susan R. McCouch – NAS". www.nasonline.org/. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  8. ^ Fleischman, Tom. "Two on faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences". Cornell Chronicle.
  9. ^ a b "Susan McCouch | Department of Computational Biology". compbio.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  10. ^ Waldron, Patricia (June 16, 2016). "BTI Faculty Honor Former Advisor, Steve Tanksley". Boyce Thompson Institute. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  11. ^ Ramanujan, Krishna (July 12, 2018). "Rice survives long-term floods due to newly discovered genetic mechanism". Cornell Chronicle.
  12. ^ Ramanujan, Krishna (February 28, 2018), "Nutritious red rice developed for the U.S.", Cornell Chronicle
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