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Shirley Tilghman

Shirley Tilghman

Princeton University
National Academy of Sciences Royal Society

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Shirley Tilghman is the President Emerita and Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University. Dr. Tilghman is a strong visionary and leader in academic research and higher-level education. As President of Princeton University for 13 years (2001-2013), she implemented policies and initiatives that supported better training of Princeton students and increased diversity in the faculty and student body. She participated in the National Institutes of Health Biomedical Research Workforce Working Group in 2012 and has voiced her concerns about the future of biomedical research in meetings and publications (Alberts B, Kirschner M, Tilghman S, and Varmus H, PNAS 2014). Along with her colleagues, she helped co-found the Rescuing Biomedical Research initiative.

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Shirley Tilghman: Gregor Mendel's Famous Genetics Experiment

Shirley Tilghman tells the story of Gregor Mendel’s famous pea crossing experiments that led to our understanding of how genes are inherited and segregated. (Talk recorded in )

Gregor Mendel's Famous Genetics Experiment
Audience:
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  • Educators
  • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
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Duration: 00:10:22

Conversations in Science with Dan Rather and Shirley Tilghman: The Future of Science Training

Shirley Tilghman talks to Dan Rather about her career in science and the state of the biomedical workforce. (Talk recorded in March 2013)

Future of Science Training: Dan Rather and Shirley Tilghman
Audience:
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  • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:22:25

The Malthusian Dilemma in Biomedical Research

Shirley Tilghman talks about a Malthusian dilemma in biomedical research resulting in graduate students and post-docs spending much too long training. (Talk recorded in September 2015)

Shirley Tilghman
Audience:
  • Researcher
Duration: 15:22

Leaders in Biomedical Research: Rescuing Biomedical Research in the United States

Bruce Alberts, Marc Kirschner, Shirley Tilghman, Harold Varmus: leaders in biomedical research who have turned their attention to problems confronting the sustainability of basic research. (Talk recorded in August 2014)

Audience:
  • Researcher
Duration: 12:05

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