Marilyn Farquhar

Marilyn Farquhar
Born(1928-07-11)July 11, 1928
Tulare, California
DiedNovember 23, 2019(2019-11-23) (aged 91)
La Jolla, California
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Known fortight junctions and adherens junctions
SpouseGeorge Emil Palade
Scientific career
Fieldscell biology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, San Diego
Academic advisorsGeorge Palade

Marilyn Gist Farquhar (July 11, 1928 – November 23, 2019) was a pathologist and cellular biologist, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Pathology, as well as the chair of the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, who previously worked at Yale University from 1973 to 1990.[1] She has won the E. B. Wilson Medal and the FASEB Excellence in Science Award. She[2] was married to Nobel Laureate George Emil Palade from 1970 to his death in 2008.[3] Her research focuses on control of intracellular membrane traffic and the molecular pathogenesis of auto immune kidney diseases. She has yielded a number of discoveries in basic biomedical research including: mechanisms of kidney disease, organization of functions that attach cells to one another, and mechanisms of secretions.[4]

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