Carnegie’s Arthur Grossman recognized for career contributions by the American Society of Plant Biologists
Washington, D.C.— Carnegie Science’s Arthur Grossman—a plant scientist with expertise ranging from plant biology to marine biology and from microbiology to eukaryotic genomics—was recognized by the American Society of Plant Biologists for work that “both illuminates the present and suggests paths to enlighten the future” of the field.
The ASPB’s biennial Lawrence Bogorad Award for Excellence in Plant Biology Research was established in 2005 to honor its namesake’s pioneering photosynthesis research, which brought molecular biology techniques to plant science, and emphasized excellence in teaching and mentorship.
Grossman’s broad research interests include delving into the molecular mechanisms of photosynthesis and the evolution of the cellular organelle, called the chloroplast, where this crucial biochemical process occurs. He has deep expertise in large-scale algal genomics research, initiating the Chlamydomonas genome project and serving on the steering committee of the Porphyra umbilicalis genome project. And his marine studies have included investigating the mechanisms of coral symbiosis and the molecular causes of coral bleaching. He is also one of the four editors of the 3rd edition of the Chlamydomonas Sourcebook, a major resource for the scientific community.
“Congratulations to Arthur on this recognition of his long-standing excellence in plant biology,” said Stephanie Hampton, the Deputy Director of Carnegie Science’s division for Biosphere Sciences and Engineering. “Lawrence Bogorad made immeasurable contributions to plant science, expanding the research community’s understanding of chloroplasts and the photosynthetic apparatus across species. Arthur’s own work has done much to carry these initial breakthroughs into a new era of biological research and he is a very fitting honoree for this prestigious prize.”
Grossman is a past recipient of the Botanical Society of America’s Darbaker Prize and the National Academy of Sciences’ Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal. He has been the co-editor in chief of the Journal of Phycology since 2013-2022 and has served on the editorial boards of many well-respected biological journals, including the Annual Review of Genetics, Plant Physiology, Eukaryotic Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Molecular Plant, and Current Genetics, as well as on scientific advisory boards for both nonprofit and for profit research institutions and companies such as the Boyce Thompson Institute, Phoenix Bioinformatics, Exelixis, Martek Biosciences, Solazyme/TerraVia, GEM, Checkerspot, Phycoil and CarbonDrop.
He will receive the award, including both a plaque and monetary prize, at the ASPB’s annual meeting this summer. The Bogorad Award is one of more than 18 prizes presented by the ASPB in honor of “ meritorious research and service in plant biology.”