Paul R. Gross

With sadness, the Marine Biological Laboratory notes the passing of Paul R. Gross, a distinguished biologist and academic leader, on July 4. A pioneering molecular and developmental biologist, he advanced scientific inquiry and mentored generations of researchers.

His seminal work included the discovery of the role of mRNA in histone translation and embryogenesis. Paul earned an AB in zoology and a PhD in physiology from the University of Pennsylvania. He held honorary doctoral degrees from Brown University, the University of Ohio and Tufts University. He taught at NYU, Brown University, MIT, University of Rochester, the Marine Biological Laboratory and the University of Virginia. Dr. Gross began his affiliation with the MBL in 1950. From 1978-1986 he was Director and President of the Marine Biological Laboratory. He also was faculty of the MBL’s Developmental Biology course from 1979-1982 and the MBL’s Embryology Course in 1980 and 1982. A full obituary is available here.