Elisabeth Gantt
Elisabeth Gantt
Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics Distinguished University Professor Emerita
Research Interests
- Origin of oxygenic photosynthesis
- Light harvesting systems in oxygenic algae and plants
- Carotenoid biosynthesis and protection
- Red algal development (Nori relatives)
Awards
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1982
- National Academy of Science, 1996
- Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, 1997
- Fellow of American Society of Plant Biologists, 2007
- Phycological Society of America Award of Excellence, 2011
Education
- Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1963
- B.A., Blackburn College, 1958