RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Susan Lindquist: Visionary scientist and peerless mentor
JF The Journal of Cell Biology
JO J Cell Biol
FD Rockefeller University Press
SP 5
OP 8
DO 10.1083/jcb.201612112
VO 216
IS 1
A1 Bevis, Brooke J.
YR 2017
UL http://jcb.rupress.org/content/216/1/5.abstract
AB The science universe is dimmer after one of our brightest stars, Susan Lee Lindquist, was taken by cancer on October 27, 2016. Sue was an innovative, creative, out-of-the-box scientific thinker. She had unique biological intuition—an instinct for both the way things worked and the right questions to ask to uncover new research insights. Her wide-ranging career began with the study of protein folding and molecular chaperones, and she went on to show that protein folding can have profound and unexpected biological effects on such diverse processes as cancer, evolution, and neurodegenerative disease. As Sue's laboratory manager, I would like to offer a ground-floor perspective on what made her an exceptional scientist, mentor, and leader. She created a harmonious, collegial environment where collaborative synergy fueled meaningful progress that will impact science for decades to come.