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Thomas Pollard

Thomas Pollard

Yale University
Canada Gairdner Award National Academy of Sciences

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Tom Pollard is the Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University.  He received his BA from Pomona College and his MD from Harvard Medical School.  He was a Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine from 1977-1996 and President of the Salk Institute in San Diego from 1996-2000.  He joined Yale University in 2001.

Pollard has been an integral member of the cell biology and biophysics communities and a strong political advocate for science for many years. He has been President of both the Biophysical Society and the American Society for Cell Biology, Director of the Physiology course at the Marine Biological Laboratory, and a member of the ASCB Public Policy Committee for 25 years.  He has organized numerous meetings, has been a member of many committees and scientific advisory boards, and has been on the editorial boards of at least 10 journals.  Together with William Earnshaw, he is the author of the popular textbook Cell Biology.

Pollard is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has received numerous awards including the E.B. Wilson Award from the ASCB in 2005 and the Gairdner International Award in 2006.

Talks with this Speaker

Biologists Must Advocate for Science

Thomas Pollard argues that biologists must advocate for science. Pollard presents many opportunities for everyday scientists to get involved and advocate for science. (Talk recorded in March 2015)

  • Part 1: Biologists Must Advocate for Science
    Part 1: Biologists Must Advocate for Science
    Audience:
    • Student
    • Researcher
    • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
    • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
    Duration: 13:19
  • Part 2: The Process of US Science Funding
    Part 2: The Process of US Science Funding
    Audience:
    • Researcher
    • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
    Duration: 03:39

Cell Motility and Cytokinesis

Thomas Pollard gives an overview of the proteins involved in cellular motility, and the various factors involved in regulating actin filament turnover and cytokinesis. (Talk recorded in March 2015)

  • Part 1: Mechanism of Cell Motility 1
    Part 1: Mechanism of Cell Motility 1
    Audience:
    • Student
    • Researcher
    • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
    • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
    Duration: 30:01
  • Part 2: Mechanism of Cell Motility 2
    Part 2: Mechanism of Cell Motility 2
    Audience:
    • Student
    • Researcher
    • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
    • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
    Duration: 21:43
  • Part 3: The mechanics of cytokinesis
    Part 3: The mechanics of cytokinesis
    Audience:
    • Student
    • Researcher
    • Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
    • Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
    Duration: 39:27

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