Jeremy Thorner

Who is Jeremy Thorner?

Jeremy Thorner is professor of molecular and cell biology and the William V. Power Professor in Biology. His research focuses on transmembrane and intracellular signal transduction mechanisms, with a particular interest in understanding how extracellular stimuli control gene expression, cell growth, cell morphology, and cell division at the biochemical level. He earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Harvard University and joined the UC Berkeley faculty in 1974. His research and teaching have been recognized with many awards, including a 10-year MERIT Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and the Dean's Award for Distinguished Research Mentoring of Undergraduates in the Biological Sciences from the College of Letters and Science at Berkeley. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.