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The Forkosh Waxler Lectureship
7/05/04 - 4:00 PM - Lillie Auditorium
"Controls on Cell Size and Cell Number"
Martin Raff, M.D., University College London
Dr. Martin Raff has been a Fellow of the Royal Society since 1985 and was recently named a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. He received his M.D. from McGill University in 1963 and conducted postdoctoral research at the MRC National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill.
In 1972 he joined the Department of Biology at University College London. His appointments have included Co-Director of the MRC Developmental Neurobiology Programme, Professor of Biology, and Scientist at the MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology. He currently is Emeritus Professor of the Biology Department and the MRC Laboratory, University College London.
Dr. Raff's research group focuses on how developing animal cells decide whether to live or die, grow or stop growing, proliferate or stop proliferating into, or differentiate into one cell type rather than another. He and his colleagues have addressed these questions mainly in the rodent central nervous system, using the optic nerve and retina as model systems. They are especially interested in the timing mechanism that stops cell division and initiates differentiation at the appropriate time in development. Members of Dr. Raff's laboratory have developed a clonal cell culture system to study how an individual precursor cell decides which type of retinal cell to become.
About the Forkosh Waxler Lectureship
The Gertrude Forkosh Waxler Lectureship was established by The FMH Foundation, David S. Forkosh, M.D., President, in memory of his aunt, affectionately known as Gussie. Gertrude Forkosh Waxler was born and raised in Chicago - the eldest of six children.
As the eldest child, Ms. Waxler was often responsible for the care of younger siblings. Although she did not have the advantage of a college degree, Ms. Waxler recognized the value of education and understood its importance to one's future. She worked in a jewelry store for thirty years using her income to put her brothers and brothers-in-law through medical and dental school.
Among family members, she is remembered for her loyalty, devotion, and sacrifices. Ms. Waxler is one of many women who labored selflessly so that others might prosper. She possessed the spirit of philanthropy and the desire to make a difference. Today we celebrate Ms. Waxler's legacy by dedicating this lecture in her honor.
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