Cardy Raper

Cardy Raper
Born 1925
Nationality American
Alma mater

University of Chicago

University of Vermont
Spouse(s) Red Raper
Scientific career
Institutions

Harvard University
Wellesley College

University of Vermont
Academic advisors Red Raper

Carlene Allen "Cardy" Raper (born 1925) is an American mycologist and science writer. She identified that certain species of mushroom bearing fungi have over 23,000 mating types. She is regarded as one of the first women taxonomists in mycology.[1] She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Early life and education

Raper wanted to be a scientist from the age of eight.[2] She earned a Masters in science at the University of Chicago in 1946.[3][4] She worked on Achlya and Schizophyllum commune.[5] She married her college supervisor, John (Red) Raper in 1949.[6] She earned her PhD in 1977.

Career

Raper worked alongside her husband, Red Raper, on the mating-type mutants of Schizophyllum.[5] Her husband was Chair of the Biology Department at Harvard University when he died in 1974.[7][8] After this, Cardy Raper began her formal career in science, working at Harvard University as a researcher and lecturer from 1974.[9] She worked in the Netherlands at the University of Hagen with Jos Wessels.[5] In 1978 she joined Wellesley College as an Assistant Professor.[9] After spending the summer of 1982 working with Bob Ullrich at the University of Vermont, she decided to move there.[10] In 1983 she set up her own independent research laboratory the University of Vermont.[9][11] She remained there as an Emeritus Professor after her retirement in 1994. Raper identified that the Schizophyllum commune had more than 23,000 mating types.[5] In 2008 there was a celebration of her contributions to science.[12] In 2012 she was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[13][14]

In 2017 she spoke at the Burlington Writers Workshop.[15] Her son, Jonathan Raper, is a Professor of Cell Biology at the University of Pennsylvania.[16] She and Red Raper also had a daughter, Linda.[4]

Books

  • A Woman of Science: An Extraordinary Journey of Love, Discovery, and the Sex Life of Mushrooms. 2013. [4]
  • An American Harvest: How One Family Moved From Dirt-Poor Farming To A Better Life In The Early 1900s. 2016. [17]

References

  1. ↑ "Naming names: the first women taxonomists in mycology". Studies in Mycology. 89: 63–84. 2018-03-01. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.12.001. ISSN 0166-0616.
  2. ↑ "Cardy Raper". Vermont Press. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  3. ↑ "The Maroon Loyalty Society Honor Roll". Alumni Association: Alumni, Parents, Families & Friends. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  4. 1 2 3 Cardy., Raper,. A woman of science : an extraordinary journey of love, discovery, and the sex life of mushrooms. [Hobart, New York]. ISBN 9781578264421. OCLC 841037522.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Woman of Science – an interview with Cardy Raper". Mushroom. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  6. ↑ "Amazon.com: Cardy Raper: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  7. ↑ "Dr. John Raper of Harvard Dies; Expert on Fungi Reproduction". Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  8. ↑ "John Raper Dies at 62; Was Bio Dept. Chairman | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  9. 1 2 3 "About the Author | Cardy Raper". cardyraper.com. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  10. ↑ "Mycological Society of America 1982 Newsletter" (PDF). Mycological Society of America. 1982. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  11. ↑ Vermont, University of. "Catalogue 2011-12 : University of Vermont". www.uvm.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  12. ↑ "University of Vermont: Summer Newsletter 2008" (PDF). University of Vermont. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  13. ↑ "University of Vermont Summer Newsletter" (PDF). University of Vermont. 2013. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  14. ↑ "AAAS Members Elected as Fellows". AAAS - The World's Largest General Scientific Society. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  15. ↑ RETN (2018-01-17), Cardy Raper: Stories by the Fire 2017, retrieved 2018-07-22
  16. ↑ "Jonathan A. Raper, Ph.D. – Cell and Developmental Biology @ U Penn". cdb.med.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  17. ↑ Cardy., Raper,. American harvest : how one family moved from dirt -poor farming to a better life in the early 1900s. Brattleboro, Vermont. ISBN 099626762X. OCLC 928488854.
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