Tracy L. Johnson

Tracy L. Johnson, Ph.D. is the Keith and Cecilia Terasaki Presidential Endowed Chair and Professor of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

In May 2020, she was named Dean of the UCLA Division of Life Sciences.[1]

Research

Johnson's research focuses on understanding RNA splicing and how regulating splicing allows cells to respond to their environment.[2] [3] Specifically, her group studies the spliceosome, a macromolecular "machine" made of five subunits that interacts with a pre-messenger RNA to produce an edited version, leading to appropriate translation into proteins.[4]

Johnson has also focused on developing programs to create transformative learning experiences for undergraduates[5] including the UCLA-HHMI Pathways to Success Program.[6]

Education

Ph.D., Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology UC Berkeley, Biochemistry And Molecular Biology
Postdoc, California Institute of Technology, Biochemistry
B.A., University of California, San Diego, Cell Biology And Biochemistry

Honors and awards

Maria Rowena Ross Chair of Cell Biology and Biochemistry
Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence, UCLA Life Sciences (2015)[1]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Professor (2014)[6][7]
Chancellor's Associates Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching[8] (2013)
Jane Coffin Childs postdoctoral fellowship
National Science Foundation (NSF) Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) (2006)[9]

References

Tracy Johnson named dean of the UCLA Division of Life Sciences
Kisliuk, Bill (June 30, 2014). "Two UCLA faculty members named Howard Hughes Medical Institute professors". UCLA Newsroom.
https://johnsonlab.mcdb.ucla.edu/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
Johnson, TL; et al. "H3K36 Methylation and the Chromodomain Protein Eaf3 Are Required for Proper Cotranscriptional Spliceosome Assembly". Cell Reports. 27: 3760–3769. Explicit use of et al. in: |first= (help)
"Dr. Tracy Johnson". UCLA HHMI Pathways to Succes Program.
"Tracy L. Johnson, PhD". HHMI.
Kisliuk, Bill. "Two UCLA faculty members named Howard Hughes Medical Institute professors". UCLA Newsroom. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
"Tracy Johnson | UCLA Graduate Programs in Bioscience (GPB)". bioscience.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
"Top Researcher-Educators Receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers | NSF - National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-05.

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[4] Johnson, TL; et al. "H3K36 Methylation and the Chromodomain Protein Eaf3 Are Required for Proper Cotranscriptional Spliceosome Assembly". Cell Reports. 27: 3760–3769. Explicit use of et al. in: |first= (help)

[5] "Dr. Tracy Johnson". UCLA HHMI Pathways to Succes Program.

[HHMI-6] "Tracy L. Johnson, PhD". HHMI.

[7] Kisliuk, Bill. "Two UCLA faculty members named Howard Hughes Medical Institute professors". UCLA Newsroom. Retrieved 2016-04-05.

[8] "Tracy Johnson | UCLA Graduate Programs in Bioscience (GPB)". bioscience.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-16.

[9] "Top Researcher-Educators Receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers | NSF - National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-05.