Ann Hochschild

Ann Hochschild
Occupation(s)Maude & Lillian Presley Professor of Microbiology
Chair of the Department of Microbiology
AwardsSearle Scholar Award (1991)
NIH Director's Pioneer Award (2008)
Academic background
EducationRadcliffe College (A.B.)
Alma materHarvard University (Ph.D.)
Doctoral advisorMark Ptashne
Academic work
DisciplineMicrobiologist
Websitehttps://hochschildlab.med.harvard.edu/

Ann Hochschild is an American microbiologist who is known for her work researching bacterial protein-protein interactions and the discovery of prion-forming proteins in bacteria. She is the Maude & Lillian Presley Professor of Microbiology and chair of the Microbiology at Harvard Medical School.

Early life and education

Hochschild earned her A.B. in English literature from Radcliffe College. She earned her Ph.D. in cellular and developmental biology from Harvard University in 1986 under Mark Ptashne.

Career

In 1989, Hochschild started as a faculty member at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. In 1991, she received the Searle Scholars Award, which is awarded to early career researchers to help build independent research programs.[1] She was also awarded the Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation that same year.[2]

In 2008, Hochschild received the National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award to continue her work studying prion formation.[3] In 2017, she published results in Science proving prion-like elements in Clostridium botulinum.[4]

Hochschild was elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020[5] and National Academy of Sciences in the subfield of genetics in 2024.[6]

Notable awards and fellowships

References

  1. ^ "Searle Scholars Biology Grants Help Lift New Faculty Members Over First Hurdles". The Scientist Magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  2. ^ Presidential Young Investigators 1991 Awardees, National Science Foundation, 1991-05-01
  3. ^ "A new genetic approach for studying prions and other pathogenic protein aggregate". NIH RePORT ⟩ RePORTER. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  4. ^ Yuan, Andy H.; Hochschild, Ann (2017-01-13). "A bacterial global regulator forms a prion". Science. 355 (6321): 198–201. doi:10.1126/science.aai7776. ISSN 0036-8075. PMC 5460984. PMID 28082594.
  5. ^ "Ann Hochschild | American Academy of Arts and Sciences". www.amacad.org. 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  6. ^ "Ann Hochschild – NAS". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  7. ^ "2008 Awardees | NIH Common Fund". commonfund.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-10-06.