November 12, 2004

Biologist to deliver annual McCoy Distinguished Lecture

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Stanton B. Gelvin will present this year's McCoy Distinguished Lecture at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 29 in Stewart Center's Fowler Hall.

Gelvin, a professor of biology in Purdue's School of Science, will speak on "The Molecular Mechanism of Plant Genetic Transformation by Agrobacterium Tumefaciens, Nature's Genetic Engineer." The lecture will be followed by a reception in the Stewart Center Art Gallery. Both events are free and open to the public.

Gelvin is the winner of the 2004 Herbert Newby McCoy Award, presented annually to a Purdue student or faculty member for outstanding contributions to science. The award was established in 1964 by Ethel Terry McCoy in memory of her husband, a Purdue alumnus. The winner is nominated by colleagues and selected by faculty representatives and the university president.

"The McCoy Award is the most prestigious research award given by Purdue," said Charles Rutledge, interim vice provost for research and executive director of Discovery Park.

Gelvin's talk should be of interest to anyone curious about the use of bacteria for gene transfer in plants. Gelvin will recount what has been learned about the contributions of host genes to the transformation process, knowledge which could be applicable to human and animal pathogenesis.

CONTACT: Cynthia Habbinga, Office of the Vice Provost for Research, (765) 494-6840, habbinga@purdue.edu

Writer: Chad Boutin, (765) 494-2081, cboutin@purdue.edu

Announcement flyer (PDF document)

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