Laurie Boyer
Laurie A. Boyer | |
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| Alma mater | Saint Louis University University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Framingham State University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | Conserved features of chromatin remodeling enzymes : a dissertation (2000) |
Laurie A. Boyer is an American biomedical engineer who is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research considers embryonic stem cells and cardiac development.
Early life and education
Boyer is from western Massachusetts.[1] She became interested in science and biology whilst at high school.[1] She was an undergraduate student at Framingham State University where she studied biomedical sciences. She moved to the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, where she researched chromatin remodeling enzymes.[2][3] She earned a doctorate at Saint Louis University, where she investigated safety cultures in the aviation and healthcare sectors.[4] She worked as a postdoctoral research at the MIT Whitehead Institute.[1]
Research and career
Boyer investigates cardiac development, and how different genes affect heart development. In particular, she has investigated cardiomyocytes and how they repeatedly contract and relax. An overarching question of her research is how cardiomyocytes assemble into their apparatus for contacting.[5] She has studied heart development in people with Trisomy-21, half of whom have heart defects. The most common condition is an Atrioventricular septal defect. Boyer worked with Angelika Amon to identify the faulty signals in Trisomy-21 cardiac cells that can damage heart development.[5]
Awards and honors
- 2006 Scientific American World's 50 Top Leaders in Research, Business or Policy[6]
- 2007 Framingham State University Honorary Doctorate[7]
- 2008 Pew Scholars Award in the Biomedical Sciences[8]
- 2009 Smith Family Award for Excellence in Biomedical Science[9]
- 2012 Irvin and Helen Sizer Career Development Award[10]
- 2013 American Heart Association Innovative Research Award[8]
Selected publications
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References
- ^ a b c Sedwick, Caitlin (2012-10-15). "Laurie Boyer: Stem cell circuitry for commitment". Journal of Cell Biology. 199 (2): 190–191. doi:10.1083/jcb.1992pi. ISSN 0021-9525. PMC 3471231. PMID 23071147.
- ^ Boyer, Laurie A (2000). Conserved features of chromatin remodeling enzymes: a dissertation (Thesis).
- ^ "Allen Discovery Center Opening Event at the Science & Engineering Complex". Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ Boyer, Laurie A (2005). Comparison of safety cultures between healthcare organizations and aviation organizations (Thesis).
- ^ a b "Queen of hearts". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ "Scientific American 50: SA 50 Winners and Contributors". Scientific American. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ staff, John Hilliard/Daily News. "MIT professor to speak at FSC graduation". MetroWest Daily News. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ a b "Laurie Boyer, Ph.D.—VARI Seminar Series". Van Andel Institute for Research. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ^ "Smith Family Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical Research". Health Resources in Action. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ "Who's presenting at Research Week 2016? Announcing this year's keynotes | OHSU Research News". OHSU Research News | Research News at OHSU. 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
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- Living people
- People from Massachusetts
- Saint Louis University alumni
- Framingham State University alumni
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty
- American biomedical engineers
- American women scientists
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