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While at Harvard, Berg was a junior fellow in the [[Harvard Society of Fellows|Society of Fellows]]. He later taught at the [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]] and [[California Institute of Technology|Caltech]]. |
While at Harvard, Berg was a junior fellow in the [[Harvard Society of Fellows|Society of Fellows]]. He later taught at the [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]] and [[California Institute of Technology|Caltech]]. |
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He is author of the influential book ''Random Walks in Biology'' (Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, 1983) about the biological applications of diffusion. |
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| ⚫ | With [[Edward Mills Purcell|Edward Purcell]], Berg received the [[Max Delbruck Prize|Max Delbrück Prize]] in Biological Physics from the [[American Physical Society]] in 1984 for work on the physical limits of bacterial chemoreception.<ref name=Delbruck>[http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Berg&first_nm=Howard&year=1984 1984 Max Delbruck Prize in Biological Physics Recipient: Howard Berg]</ref> He was elected a Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 1985 |
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| ⚫ | With [[Edward Mills Purcell|Edward Purcell]], Berg received the [[Max Delbruck Prize|Max Delbrück Prize]] in Biological Physics from the [[American Physical Society]] in 1984 for work on the physical limits of bacterial chemoreception.<ref name=Delbruck>[http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Berg&first_nm=Howard&year=1984 1984 Max Delbruck Prize in Biological Physics Recipient: Howard Berg]</ref> He was elected a Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] in 1985<ref name=AAAS>{{cite web|title=Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B|url=http://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterB.pdf|publisher=American Academy of Arts and Sciences|accessdate=June 15, 2011}}</ref> and a [[Fellow of the American Physical Society]] in 1990 (''"for the elucidation of complex biological phenomena, particularly chemotaxis and bacterial locomotion, through simple but penetrating physical theories and brilliant experiments"'') <ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/fellowships/archive-all.cfm?initial=&year=1990&unit_id=&institution=|title=APS Fellow Archive|publisher=APS|accessdate= 6 October 2020}} </ref> |
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Berg is a member of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] and the [[American Philosophical Society]]. |
Berg is a member of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] and the [[American Philosophical Society]]. |
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Revision as of 19:48, 6 October 2020
Howard Curtis Berg | |
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 Howard Berg as a young man | |
| Born | 1934 |
| Alma mater | California Institute of Technology, Harvard University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology,[1] Harvard University |
| Thesis | (1964) |
| Doctoral advisor | Norman Ramsey |
Howard Curtis Berg (born 1934)[1] is the Herchel Smith Professor of Physics and Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University, where he teaches biophysics and studies the motility of the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli).
Berg has been a member of the Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology since 1986 and of the Harvard University Department of Physics since 1997. He is also a member of the Rowland Institute for Science at Harvard University.
Early life and education
Berg studied as an undergraduate at the California Institute of Technology and in 1964 earned a Ph.D. in chemical physics from Harvard, with a dissertation on the hydrogen maser directed by Norman Ramsey.
Career
While at Harvard, Berg was a junior fellow in the Society of Fellows. He later taught at the University of Colorado and Caltech.
He is author of the influential book Random Walks in Biology (Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, NJ, 1983) about the biological applications of diffusion.
Awards
With Edward Purcell, Berg received the Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics from the American Physical Society in 1984 for work on the physical limits of bacterial chemoreception.[2] He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1985[1] and a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1990 ("for the elucidation of complex biological phenomena, particularly chemotaxis and bacterial locomotion, through simple but penetrating physical theories and brilliant experiments") [3]
Berg is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.
References
- ^ a b c "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ 1984 Max Delbruck Prize in Biological Physics Recipient: Howard Berg
- ^ "APS Fellow Archive". APS. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
External links
- Research Summary & Profile, Harvard University
- Faculty profile in Harvard department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Faculty profile in Harvard physics department
- Group page at the Rowland Institute
- Howard Berg: Studies on E. Coli in motion
- Howard Berg online seminar: Marvels of Bacterial Behavior
- 1934 births
- Living people
- California Institute of Technology alumni
- Harvard University alumni
- 21st-century American biologists
- American biophysicists
- 21st-century American physicists
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Harvard University faculty
- Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- University of Colorado faculty
- Members of the American Philosophical Society
- Fellows of the American Physical Society