Arthur R. Grossman

Arthur R. Grossman
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBrooklyn College
Indiana University
Known forGenomics of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
AwardsDarbaker Prize
Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal
Scientific career
FieldsPlant Biology
Molecular biology
Microbiology
Marine biology
Phytochemistry
Photosynthesis
Symbiosis
InstitutionsCarnegie Institution for Science
Doctoral advisorRobert Togasaki
Other academic advisorsNam-Hai Chua
Notable studentsPeggy Lemaux
Krishna "Kris" Niyogi

Arthur Robert Grossman (born 1950) is an American biologist whose research ranges across the fields of plant biology, microbiology, marine biology, phytochemistry, and photosynthesis. He has been a staff scientist at Carnegie Institution for Science’s Department of Plant Biology since 1982, and holds a courtesy appointment as professor in the Department of Biology at Stanford.[1] He has mentored more than fifteen PhD students and more than thirty post-doctoral fellows. Grossman was the recipient of the Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal (National Academy of Sciences) in 2009[1][2][3] and the Darbaker Prize for work on microalgae (Botanical Society of America) in 2002.[4] He is co-editor in chief of Journal of Phycology,[5] and has been on the editorial boards of major biological journals including the Annual Review of Genetics, Eukaryotic Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry, and Molecular Plant among others. He has also been on many committees and panels that evaluate scientific directions for the various granting agencies, universities and government departments. He was elected the co-chair of the Gordon Research Conference on Photosynthesis in 2015, and will be chair again in 2017. He is Chief of Genetics at Solazyme Inc. which applies plant biology to create oils.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ a b Carnegie Institution for Science (2009-01-28). "Carnegie's Arthur Grossman Receives Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal". carnegiescience.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. ^ National Academy of Science. "Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  3. ^ O'Leary, Maureen (2009-01-28). "Academy Honors 18 for Major Contributions to Science". The National Academies. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  4. ^ "Darbaker Prize". cms.botany.org. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  5. ^ "Letter from the Editors". Journal of Phycology. 48 (4): 839. 2012-08-01. doi:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01202.x. ISSN 1529-8817. PMID 27008994. S2CID 18255217.
  6. ^ Solazyme (2007-01-11). "Solazyme Announces New Chief of Genetics". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  7. ^ Garamendi, Genet (2009-02-10). "Solazyme's Chief of Genetics Arthur Grossman Awarded Prestigious Gilbert Morgan Smith Medal". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  8. ^ Schwartz, Ariel (2011-03-07). "How an Algae Biofuel Company Ended Up in the Cosmetics Business". Fast Company. Retrieved 2017-03-18.