Sarah P. Gibbs (May 25, 1930 – September 25, 2014)[1] was Emeritus Professor of Biology at McGill University in Canada, where she was initially appointed as an assistant professor on tenure track in September 1966.[2] She was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and she received the 2003 Gilbert Morgan Smith medal for research on algae.[3]
Gibbs was born on May 25, 1930, in Boston, and received a bachelor's degree in zoology in 1952 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.[3] She continued at Cornell completing a Master's program in zoology with a minor in education. Her first scientific position, post-Master's degree, was working as a technician for zoology professor Marcus Singer.[3] She moved with her then-husband, Bob Gibbs, to Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and obtained a part-time laboratory technician position with Ralph Lewin at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) where Albert Szent-Györgyi had a laboratory. In Lewin's laboratory, she was able to run her own experiments. While still a technician, Gibbs applied to study in the lab of Kenneth Thimann at Harvard University as a PhD student. She started working toward a PhD at Harvard in the fall of 1958 as a National Science Foundation Fellow, graduating with a PhD degree in November 1961.[2]
While at Harvard, Gibbs switched advisors, completing her PhD under the advisement of George Chapman, studying the pyrenoid structure in algae, as well as the ultrastructure of the chloroplast itself. In 1962, she published a paper titled "Nuclear envelope-chloroplast relationships in algae",[4] detailing the unexpected discovery that in a number of algal classes the chloroplasts are surrounded by four, not two, membranes. Gibbs called the two extra membranes the outer envelope, but they were later named the chloroplast endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in a paper published by Ben Bouck in 1965.[3]
She died in Newport, New Hampshire, at the age of 84.[1]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Sarah Preble Gibbs". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
^ abGibbs, Sarah P. (1995). Our Own Agendas: Autobiographical Essays by Women Associated with McGill University. McGill-Queen's Press. pp. 47–59.
^ abcdGibbs, Sarah P. (2006). "Looking at Life: From Binoculars to the Electron Microscope". Annual Review of Plant Biology. 57: 1–17. doi:10.1146/annurev.arplant.57.032905.105413. PMID 16669753.
^Gibbs, Sarah P. (1962). "Nuclear envelope-chloroplast relationships in algae" (PDF). Journal of Cell Biology. 14 (3): 433–444. doi:10.1083/jcb.14.3.433. PMC2106112. PMID 13947685.
January 01, 1970
sarah, gibbs, 1930, september, 2014, emeritus, professor, biology, mcgill, university, canada, where, initially, appointed, assistant, professor, tenure, track, september, 1966, fellow, royal, society, canada, fellow, american, association, advancement, scienc. Sarah P Gibbs May 25 1930 September 25 2014 1 was Emeritus Professor of Biology at McGill University in Canada where she was initially appointed as an assistant professor on tenure track in September 1966 2 She was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and she received the 2003 Gilbert Morgan Smith medal for research on algae 3 Gibbs was born on May 25 1930 in Boston and received a bachelor s degree in zoology in 1952 at Cornell University in Ithaca New York 3 She continued at Cornell completing a Master s program in zoology with a minor in education Her first scientific position post Master s degree was working as a technician for zoology professor Marcus Singer 3 She moved with her then husband Bob Gibbs to Woods Hole Massachusetts and obtained a part time laboratory technician position with Ralph Lewin at the Marine Biological Laboratory MBL where Albert Szent Gyorgyi had a laboratory In Lewin s laboratory she was able to run her own experiments While still a technician Gibbs applied to study in the lab of Kenneth Thimann at Harvard University as a PhD student She started working toward a PhD at Harvard in the fall of 1958 as a National Science Foundation Fellow graduating with a PhD degree in November 1961 2 While at Harvard Gibbs switched advisors completing her PhD under the advisement of George Chapman studying the pyrenoid structure in algae as well as the ultrastructure of the chloroplast itself In 1962 she published a paper titled Nuclear envelope chloroplast relationships in algae 4 detailing the unexpected discovery that in a number of algal classes the chloroplasts are surrounded by four not two membranes Gibbs called the two extra membranes the outer envelope but they were later named the chloroplast endoplasmic reticulum ER in a paper published by Ben Bouck in 1965 3 She died in Newport New Hampshire at the age of 84 1 References edit a b Sarah Preble Gibbs Montreal Gazette Montreal 2014 10 04 Retrieved 2019 03 03 a b Gibbs Sarah P 1995 Our Own Agendas Autobiographical Essays by Women Associated with McGill University McGill Queen s Press pp 47 59 a b c d Gibbs Sarah P 2006 Looking at Life From Binoculars to the Electron Microscope Annual Review of Plant Biology 57 1 17 doi 10 1146 annurev arplant 57 032905 105413 PMID 16669753 Gibbs Sarah P 1962 Nuclear envelope chloroplast relationships in algae PDF Journal of Cell Biology 14 3 433 444 doi 10 1083 jcb 14 3 433 PMC 2106112 PMID 13947685 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sarah P Gibbs amp oldid 1157281539, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
