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Berl Oakley

Irving S. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology

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boakley@ku.edu

Academic Department

Molecular Biosciences

Research Specialty

  • Mitosis
  • Cytoskeleton
  • Cell Cycle
  • microtubules
  • Aspergillus Genetics and Molecular Genetics
  • Aspergillus Secondary Metabolism

Awards

  • Angier B. Duke Memorial Scholarship, Duke University, 1967-1971
  • Marshall Scholarship, University of London, London, England, 1971-1974
  • Named “Foreign Scholar” at Nagoya University, Japan, 1993
  • A paper from the Oakley lab, "γ-Tubulin is a component of the spindle pole body that is essential for microtubule function in Aspergillus nidulans" (Cell 61,1289-1301) was included in the volume "Landmark Papers in Cell Biology." This volume contains 42 of the most important publications in the field of Cell Biology that have been published since the founding of the society in 1960, 2001
  • Ohio State University Distinguished Scholar Award. This award recognizes “extraordinary accomplishment in research and scholarship.” It is the highest award given for research and scholarship at Ohio State. Approximately five awardees are chosen each year from among thousands of OSU faculty, 2003
  • Named a “personalité scientifique étrangère de haut niveau” by the Institute Universitaire de France, 2005
  • Elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005
  • Harlan Hatcher Memorial Award for Excellence, Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, Ohio State University. The purpose of this award is “to honor those individuals in the Arts and Sciences who, over a period of years, have developed a noteworthy profile, with exceptional strength in research and teaching, and who serve as role models for younger colleagues and students", 2006

Professional Memberships

  • American Society for Cell Biology
  • Genetics Society of Americe
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science

Degrees

  • Undergraduate: B.S. Botany, Duke University
  • Ph.D., Botany and cell biology, University of London