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'''Don Grierson''' [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] [[Royal Society of Biology|FRSB]] (born 1 October 1945) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[geneticist]], and Emeritus Professor at [[University of Nottingham]].<ref name="un">{{cite web | url=http://genomics.nottingham.ac.uk/~Zoe/pslab/grierson/ | title=Professor Don Grierson | publisher=University of Nottingham | accessdate= |
'''Don Grierson''' [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] [[Royal Society of Biology|FRSB]] (born 1 October 1945) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[geneticist]], and Emeritus Professor at [[University of Nottingham]].<ref name="un">{{cite web | url=http://genomics.nottingham.ac.uk/~Zoe/pslab/grierson/ | title=Professor Don Grierson | publisher=University of Nottingham | accessdate=31 December 2011}}</ref> |
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Don Grierson discovered several plant genes and studied their role in tomato ripening. He also was the first to identify and characterise genes for [[ACC oxidase]] (ACO) and demonstrated its role in the synthesis of the hormone ethylene.<ref name="Srivastava2002">{{cite book|author=Lalit M. Srivastava|title=Plant Growth and Development: Hormones and Environment|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXLBKdncciQC&pg=PA238|accessdate=24 April 2013|date=27 August 2002|publisher=Academic Press|isbn=978-0-08-051403-1|pages=238–}}</ref> Grierson was among the first to achieve [[gene silencing|silencing of plant genes]] in transgenic plants using antisense (1988, 1990)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.genengnews.com/gen-articles/gen-s-30th-anniversary-antisense/3592|title=Researchers Pursue "Anti-Sense" Technology In Quest for Novel Drugs and Agriproducts|author=Anne Simon Moffat|publisher=Genetic Engineering and Biotech News|date=November–December 1988}}</ref> and sense genes (1990). He was involved in creating a [[genetically modified tomato]] in the 1990s which ripened more slowly, a [[tomato purée]] made from the tomatoes was the first genetically modified food to be sold in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=108313§ioncode=26 |title=A puree genius at his work |publisher=Times Higher Education |date=1998-07-17 |accessdate=2010-08-23}}</ref> |
Don Grierson discovered several plant genes and studied their role in tomato ripening. He also was the first to identify and characterise genes for [[ACC oxidase]] (ACO) and demonstrated its role in the synthesis of the hormone ethylene.<ref name="Srivastava2002">{{cite book|author=Lalit M. Srivastava|title=Plant Growth and Development: Hormones and Environment|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXLBKdncciQC&pg=PA238|accessdate=24 April 2013|date=27 August 2002|publisher=Academic Press|isbn=978-0-08-051403-1|pages=238–}}</ref> Grierson was among the first to achieve [[gene silencing|silencing of plant genes]] in transgenic plants using antisense (1988, 1990)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.genengnews.com/gen-articles/gen-s-30th-anniversary-antisense/3592|title=Researchers Pursue "Anti-Sense" Technology In Quest for Novel Drugs and Agriproducts|author=Anne Simon Moffat|publisher=Genetic Engineering and Biotech News|date=November–December 1988}}</ref> and sense genes (1990). He was involved in creating a [[genetically modified tomato]] in the 1990s which ripened more slowly, a [[tomato purée]] made from the tomatoes was the first genetically modified food to be sold in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=108313§ioncode=26 |title=A puree genius at his work |publisher=Times Higher Education |date=1998-07-17 |accessdate=2010-08-23}}</ref> |
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Don Grierson was elected fellow of the [[Institute of Biology]] in 1985, awarded a research medal by the [[Royal Agricultural Society of England]] for |
Don Grierson was elected fellow of the [[Institute of Biology]] in 1985, awarded a research medal by the [[Royal Agricultural Society of England]] for "outstanding research in agriculture" in 1990. In 2000 he was made an honorary Doctor of Science, National Polytechnic, Toulouse, elected fellow of the Royal Society and received an award of OBE by the British Cabinet Office for "services to plant gene regulation".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/birthday_honours_2000/793818.stm|title=The Queen's Birthday Honours - OBEs: A - K|publisher=BBC|date=2000-06-16}}</ref> In 2001 he received the Bertebos Prize, from the Royal Swedish Academy for Agriculture & Forestry for "pioneering research in modern plant biotechnology". He is now an emeritus professor at Nottingham and also has a part-time position as [[Guang Biao]] professor at [[Zhejiang University]]. |
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| Born | 1 October 1945 (age 79) |
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia University of Edinburgh |
| Awards | FRS (2000) |
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| Institutions | University of Nottingham Zhejiang University |
Don Grierson OBE FRS FRSB (born 1 October 1945) is a British geneticist, and Emeritus Professor at University of Nottingham.[1]
Life
He graduated from the University of East Anglia with a degree in Biological Sciences in 1967, after working for a short time in an industrial research lab, he obtained his PhD in Plant Science from the University of Edinburgh in 1972. He was a member of academic staff at University of Nottingham for over 40 years where he obtained a DSc degree in 1999. He was the founding professor of the School of Biosciences before becoming Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research. His daughter Claire Grierson is also a geneticist specialising in plant root-hair cells, and a Professor at Bristol University.[2]
Don Grierson discovered several plant genes and studied their role in tomato ripening. He also was the first to identify and characterise genes for ACC oxidase (ACO) and demonstrated its role in the synthesis of the hormone ethylene.[3] Grierson was among the first to achieve silencing of plant genes in transgenic plants using antisense (1988, 1990)[4] and sense genes (1990). He was involved in creating a genetically modified tomato in the 1990s which ripened more slowly, a tomato purée made from the tomatoes was the first genetically modified food to be sold in the UK.[5]
Don Grierson was elected fellow of the Institute of Biology in 1985, awarded a research medal by the Royal Agricultural Society of England for "outstanding research in agriculture" in 1990. In 2000 he was made an honorary Doctor of Science, National Polytechnic, Toulouse, elected fellow of the Royal Society and received an award of OBE by the British Cabinet Office for "services to plant gene regulation".[6] In 2001 he received the Bertebos Prize, from the Royal Swedish Academy for Agriculture & Forestry for "pioneering research in modern plant biotechnology". He is now an emeritus professor at Nottingham and also has a part-time position as Guang Biao professor at Zhejiang University.
References
- ^ "Professor Don Grierson". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Don Grierson". Genomics.nottingham.ac.uk. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ Lalit M. Srivastava (27 August 2002). Plant Growth and Development: Hormones and Environment. Academic Press. pp. 238–. ISBN 978-0-08-051403-1. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ Anne Simon Moffat (November–December 1988). "Researchers Pursue "Anti-Sense" Technology In Quest for Novel Drugs and Agriproducts". Genetic Engineering and Biotech News.
- ^ "A puree genius at his work". Times Higher Education. 17 July 1998. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ "The Queen's Birthday Honours - OBEs: A - K". BBC. 16 June 2000.
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