Person Chory; Joanne (1935 - 2024); biologist and geneticist Chory Joanne biologist and geneticist 1935 - 2024 American Female Methuen, Massachusetts, USA 19 March 1935 19350319 La Jolla, California, USA 12 November 2024 20241112

biologist and geneticist Plant science Environmental biology Population genetics Cell biology Molecular biology Biochemistry Genetics Biology Education: Oberlin College, Ohio BS, Biology; University of Illinois,Urbana–Champaign PhD, Microbiology Career: Postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard Medical School in the lab of Frederick M. Ausubel, molecular biologist and professor of genetics; assistant professor, SALK Institute (1988); professor and director of the Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies; Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator; diagnosed with Parkinson's disease but continued working (2004). Awards/Medals: American Society of Plant Biologists, Charles Albert Schull Award 1995 L'Oreal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science 2000 Research Leader in Agriculture 2003 Kumho Science International Award in Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 2004 Genetics Society of America Medal 2012 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences 2018 Gruber Prize in Genetics 2018 Princess of Asturias Award 2019 Benjamin Franklin Medal 2024 Wolf Prize in Agriculture 2024 Siblings: 5 Spouse: Stephen Worland Children: Katie and Joe. Joanne Chory used molecular and genetic tools to investigate how plants alter their shape and size in response to changes in their light environment. Through her study of the small flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana, her research revealed signalling pathways that connect cellular light sensors to the production of hormones that stimulate plant growth. Joanne and her colleagues identified the genes in Arabidopsis which control the plants’ nightly growth spurts. By learning how molecular triggers impact plant growth, Joanne hoped that her research would contribute to efforts to increase crop yields and help alleviate world hunger. Foreign Member 19/05/2011 76 The Royal Society Fellows Directory, Professor Joanne Chory ForMemRS, [URL: https://royalsociety.org/people/joanne-chory-11221/; last accessed: 23/04/2025] Joanne Chory obituary, Wolfgang Busch, Nature 637, 28 (2025), [URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-04166-8; last accessed: 23/04/2025] Salk News, Joanne Chory, Salk Institute professor and pioneering plant biologist, dies at age 69, 13 November 2024, [URL: https://www.salk.edu/news-release/joanne-chory-salk-institute-professor-and-pioneering-plant-biologist-dies-at-age-69/; last accessed: 23/04/2025] International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Chory%2C+Joanne RCN R81278 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 23/04/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA9712 23/05/2011 Joanna 14/07/2025 RS_NET\katherinem Yes c429d60e-c24b-4636-a928-df1372832457