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a B o u t t h e a u t h o r
Marc Zimmer is a professor of chemistry at Connecticut College. His research focuses on
understanding and designing brighter fluorescent proteins. He has written two books about
the green fluorescent protein,
Glowing Genes
and
Illuminating Disease
. He gives talks about
fluorescent proteins around the world. His GFP website (
/
zimmer/GFP-ww/GFP-1 .htm) has been highlighted in
Science
magazine and has had more
than 1.8 million visitors.
As an expert on fluorescent proteins and their use in medical research, Zimmer
has been quoted in
Nature, Science,
the
Scientist,
and the
Economist
. He has published
articles in
USA Today
, the
LA Times
, the
Providence Journal
, and the
Hartford Courant
.
In 2008 Zimmer briefed the Nobel Committee for Chemistry on fluorescent proteins
and the scientists responsible for the GFP biotechnology revolution. He and his wife
attended the Nobel Prize for Chemistry awards ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden.
In 2012
The Huffington Post
listed Zimmer as one of the top college professors in
the United States. At his college and as part of the University of Virginia’s shipboard
Semester at Sea study abroad program, Zimmer teaches classes about bioluminescence
and its applications in medical research. Edgar, his GFP axolotl, accompanies Zimmer
on field trips to talk about bioluminescence at schools.
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