Daniel Herschlag | |
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| Born | (1958-10-16)October 16, 1958 (age 67) |
| Alma mater | Binghamton University,Brandeis University,University of Colorado at Boulder |
| Known for | Enzymology RNA biochemistry |
| Awards | William C. Rose Award (2010) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Doctoral advisor | William Jencks |
| Other academic advisors | Tom Cech |
| Doctoral students | Rhiju DasGeeta Narlikar |
Daniel Herschlag (born October 16, 1958) is an American biochemist and Professor of Biochemistry at theStanford University School of Medicine. His research uses an interdisciplinary approach to advance our understanding of the fundamental behavior of RNA and proteins. He is well known for his application of rigorous kinetic and mechanistic approaches to RNA and protein systems.[1]
Herschlag received a B.S. degree in biochemistry fromBinghamton University in 1982. He began his graduate studies atUniversity of Minnesota then moved on to complete his Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry atBrandeis University underW.P. Jencks in 1988.[2]
Herschlag was aHelen Hay Whitney Postdoctoral Fellow at theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder from 1989 to 1992.[3] He conducted post-doctoral research on the mechanism of the newly discoveredRNA self-splicing reaction in the lab ofTom Cech.
In 1992, Herschlag joined the faculty of the Department of Biochemistry in theStanford University School of Medicine, earning tenure in 1997. He was promoted to full professor in 2002.
In 2011, he was appointed the Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs for the Stanford University School of Medicine.[4][5]
Herschlag currently lives in El Granada, CA with his wife and two children.
