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Daniel I. Linzer

Daniel I. H. Linzer
Alma mater	Yale University, Princeton University, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Occupation	Provost of Northwestern University
Known for	signal transduction
Scientific career
Fields	molecular biology
Institutions	Northwestern University

Daniel I. H. Linzer (born 1954) is an American molecular biologist and academic administrator. Linzer was named provost of Northwestern University on September 1, 2007, until 2017 having previously served as Dean (2002–2007) and Associate Dean (1998–2002) of Northwestern's largest constituent school, the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

Linzer received his bachelor's degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University in 1976, a Ph.D. in biochemical science from Princeton University in 1980, and a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.^[1] He joined Northwestern in 1984 as an assistant professor, and remains a professor of biochemistry, molecular biology and cell biology. He has conducted research on the molecular basis of hormone action and signal transduction.^[2] Linzer has been awarded the Searle Scholars Award and the American Cancer Society Faculty Research Award. Daniel Linzer became the president of board of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) on October 1, 2017.^[3]

Linzer resides in Evanston, Illinois.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Linzer Named Dean of Weinberg College". Northwestern University Media Relations. February 6, 2002. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
^ "Searle Scholar Profile: Daniel I. H. Linzer". Kinship Foundation. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
^ "| Daniel Linzer, Ph.D." Retrieved 2020-01-22.