Joseph Gall

Carnegie Institution for Science
Lasker Award National Academy of Sciences

Joseph Gall is a Professor at the Carnegie Institution for Science and is a leader in the field of cell biology. He has spent much of his career studying the nucleus and its contents, and has made numerous significant contributions to our understanding of chromosome structure and function. Gall, a distinguished microscopist, is one of the first members and an early president of the American Society for Cell Biology. Gall, who is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, has received numerous awards for his contributions to science, including the Louisa Horwitz Prize and an Albert Lasker Special Achievement Award.

Talks with this Speaker

History of Early Microscopes

Joseph Gall takes us on a journey, starting in the 17th century, through the history of early microscopes and the discovery of the cell. (Talk recorded in January 2014)

Audience:

General Public
Student
Researcher
Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad

Duration: 25:52

History of Early Microscopes

Joseph Gall takes us on a journey, starting in the 17th century, through the history of early microscopes and the discovery of the cell. (Talk recorded in January 2014)

Audience:

General Public
Student
Researcher
Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad

Duration: 25:52

In Situ Hybridization

Joseph Gall describes the experiments that inspired him to develop in-situ hybridization, leading to the first visualization of RNA and DNA inside the cell. (Talk recorded in January 2014)