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'''Kim Orth''' is the Earl A. Forsythe chair in biomedical science and professor of [[molecular biology]] and [[biochemistry]] at [[UT Southwestern]].<ref name=profile>{{cite web |title=Kim Orth, Ph.D. - Faculty Profile - UT Southwestern |url=https://profiles.utsouthwestern.edu/profile/52806/kim-orth.html |website=profiles.utsouthwestern.edu |accessdate=25 April 2019}}</ref> She is a [[Howard Hughes Medical Institute]] investigator <ref>{{cite web |title=Kim Orth |url=https://www.hhmi.org/scientists/kim-orth |website=HHMI.org |accessdate=25 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and a member of the [[National Academy of Sciences]]. Her research focuses on [[Pathogenic bacteria|bacterial pathogenesis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kim Orth - Researches |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kim_Orth |website=[[Researchgate]]}}</ref>
'''Kim Orth''' is a microbiologist and biochemist. She is the Earl A. Forsythe chair in biomedical science and professor of [[molecular biology]] and [[biochemistry]] at [[UT Southwestern]].<ref name=profile>{{cite web |title=Kim Orth, Ph.D. - Faculty Profile - UT Southwestern |url=https://profiles.utsouthwestern.edu/profile/52806/kim-orth.html |website=profiles.utsouthwestern.edu |accessdate=25 April 2019}}</ref> She is a [[Howard Hughes Medical Institute]] investigator <ref>{{cite web |title=Kim Orth |url=https://www.hhmi.org/scientists/kim-orth |website=HHMI.org |accessdate=25 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref> and a member of the [[National Academy of Sciences]]. Her research focuses on [[Pathogenic bacteria|bacterial pathogenesis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kim Orth - Researches |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kim_Orth |website=[[ResearchGate]]}}</ref>


Orth graduated from [[Texas A&M University]] in 1984 with a B.S. in [[biochemistry]]. She went to the [[UCLA School of Medicine]] for an M.S. in biological chemistry, and then to [[University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center]] for a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology.<ref name="cell">{{cite journal |title=An interview with Kim Orth |journal=Trends in Biochemical Sciences |date=1 July 2013 |volume=38 |issue=7 |pages=331–332 |doi=10.1016/j.tibs.2013.05.002 |pmid=23768998 |url=https://www.cell.com/trends/biochemical-sciences/fulltext/S0968-0004(13)00077-7 |accessdate=25 April 2019 |language=English |issn=0968-0004|last1=Orth |first1=K. }}</ref>
Kim Orth graduated from [[Texas A&M University]] in 1984 with a B.S. in [[biochemistry]]. She went to the [[UCLA School of Medicine]] for an M.S. in biological chemistry, and then to [[University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center]] for a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology.<ref name="cell">{{cite journal |title=An interview with Kim Orth |journal=Trends in Biochemical Sciences |date=1 July 2013 |volume=38 |issue=7 |pages=331–332 |doi=10.1016/j.tibs.2013.05.002 |pmid=23768998 |url=https://www.cell.com/trends/biochemical-sciences/fulltext/S0968-0004(13)00077-7 |accessdate=25 April 2019 |language=English |issn=0968-0004|last1=Orth |first1=K. }}</ref>

== History and research ==
After obtaining her PhD in [[Biochemistry|Biological Chemistry]] at UT Southwestern Medical Center, she moved with her husband to the University of Michigan. Over the course of 7 years at University of Michigan, she had multiple productive postdocs in various fields while becoming a working mother of two. During her final postdoc at the University of Michigan, she discovered the field of [[Host–pathogen interaction|host-pathogen interactions]]. After two years of working in this field, she accepted faculty position in 2001 at UT Southwestern Medical Center in the Department of Molecular Biology, and became an Earl A. Forsythe Chair in Biomedical Science.

Over the years, she worked in labs doing protein chemistry, ''Drosophilia'' genetics, cell biology, biochemistry and molecular microbial genetics. Using these tools, Dr. Orth developed a program to identify bacterial virulence factors and uncover their molecular activity.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2013-07-01 |title=An interview with Kim Orth |url=https://www.cell.com/trends/biochemical-sciences/abstract/S0968-0004(13)00077-7 |journal=Trends in Biochemical Sciences |language=English |volume=38 |issue=7 |pages=331–332 |doi=10.1016/j.tibs.2013.05.002 |pmid=23768998 |issn=0968-0004|last1=Orth |first1=K. }}</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
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* 2016 Elected fellow of the [[American Academy of Microbiology]]<ref name=profile/>
* 2016 Elected fellow of the [[American Academy of Microbiology]]<ref name=profile/>
* 2018 ASBMB Merck Award<ref>{{cite web |title=Orth a 'scientific trailblazer' in the field of bacterial pathogenesis |url=http://www.asbmb.org/asbmbtoday/201804/AnnualMeeting/Orth/ |website=www.asbmb.org |accessdate=25 April 2019}}</ref>
* 2018 ASBMB Merck Award<ref>{{cite web |title=Orth a 'scientific trailblazer' in the field of bacterial pathogenesis |url=http://www.asbmb.org/asbmbtoday/201804/AnnualMeeting/Orth/ |website=www.asbmb.org |accessdate=25 April 2019}}</ref>
* 2020 [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]]
* 2020 [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Orth, Kim |url=http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/20041841.html|accessdate=25 January 2021}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Kim Orth
Alma mater
Scientific career
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Kim Orth is a microbiologist and biochemist. She is the Earl A. Forsythe chair in biomedical science and professor of molecular biology and biochemistry at UT Southwestern.[1] She is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator [2] and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Her research focuses on bacterial pathogenesis.[3]

Kim Orth graduated from Texas A&M University in 1984 with a B.S. in biochemistry. She went to the UCLA School of Medicine for an M.S. in biological chemistry, and then to University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center for a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology.[4]

History and research

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After obtaining her PhD in Biological Chemistry at UT Southwestern Medical Center, she moved with her husband to the University of Michigan. Over the course of 7 years at University of Michigan, she had multiple productive postdocs in various fields while becoming a working mother of two. During her final postdoc at the University of Michigan, she discovered the field of host-pathogen interactions. After two years of working in this field, she accepted faculty position in 2001 at UT Southwestern Medical Center in the Department of Molecular Biology, and became an Earl A. Forsythe Chair in Biomedical Science.

Over the years, she worked in labs doing protein chemistry, Drosophilia genetics, cell biology, biochemistry and molecular microbial genetics. Using these tools, Dr. Orth developed a program to identify bacterial virulence factors and uncover their molecular activity.[5]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kim Orth, Ph.D. - Faculty Profile - UT Southwestern". profiles.utsouthwestern.edu. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Kim Orth". HHMI.org. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Kim Orth - Researches". ResearchGate.
  4. ^ Orth, K. (1 July 2013). "An interview with Kim Orth". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 38 (7): 331–332. doi:10.1016/j.tibs.2013.05.002. ISSN 0968-0004. PMID 23768998. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. ^ Orth, K. (2013-07-01). "An interview with Kim Orth". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 38 (7): 331–332. doi:10.1016/j.tibs.2013.05.002. ISSN 0968-0004. PMID 23768998.
  6. ^ "Orth, Kim". www.beckman-foundation.org. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Orth a 'scientific trailblazer' in the field of bacterial pathogenesis". www.asbmb.org. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Orth, Kim". Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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