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RefNoEC/2022/10
LevelItem
TitleFurlong, Eileen: certificate of election to the Royal Society
Date21 April 2022
DescriptionCertificate endorsing election of Eileen Furlong as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citation giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton.
CitationEileen Furlong brought genomics to developmental biology. She developed methodologies to examine how the whole genome and its 3D organization affect developmental decisions. This allowed her to redefine the concept of enhancers, establish their relationship to chromatin modification and identify the signature of genes poised for activation. She went on to identify key characteristics of enhancers that contribute to the robustness of gene expression, thus providing a molecular explanation for the classical concept of canalization proposed by Waddington in the 1940’s. Eileen is well on the way to develop models of gene expression to predict developmental trajectories from genome sequence.
Extent4p
FormatComputer printout
PhysicalDescriptionA4 papers
AccessStatusClosed
AccessConditionsElection certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers and date certificate was first submitted for candidacy are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed.
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