Angelika Amon
Corresponding Member of the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences abroad since 2015
Deceased on 29/10/2020
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Areas:
- Biology
- Genetics
- Cell biology
- Cancer research
Profile:
Selected Memberships:
- National Academy of Sciences, USA
- Foreign Associate European Molecular Biology Organization EMBO
Selected Prizes:
- Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers
- Alan T. Waterman Award
- Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research
- National Academy of Sciences Award in Molecular Biology
- Ernst Jung-Preis für Medizin
Selected Publications:
- Tang, Y. C.; Williams, B. R.; Siegel, J. J.; Amon, A. (2011) Identification of aneuploidy-selective antiproliferation compounds. Cell, Bd. 144 (4), S. 499-512.
- Williams, B. R.; Prabhu, V. R.; Hunter, K. E.; Glazier, C. M.; Whittaker, C. A. et al. [..] (2008) Aneuploidy affects proliferation and spontaneous immortalization in mammalian cells. Science, Bd. 322 (5902), S. 703-709.
- Torres, E. M.; Sokolsky, T.; Tucker, C. M.; Chan, L. Y.; Boselli, M. et al. [..] (2007) Effects of aneuploidy on cellular physiology and cell division in haploid yeast. Science, Bd. 317 (5840), S. 916-924.
- Visintin, R.; Craig, K.; Hwang, E. S.; Prinz, S.; Tyers, M. et al. [..] (1998) The phosphatase Cdc14 triggers mitotic exit by reversal of CDK-dependent phosphorylation. Molecular Cell, Bd. 2 (6), S. 709-718.
- Visintin, R.; Prinz, S.; Amon, A. (1997) CDC20 and CDH1: A family of substrate-specific activators of APC-dependent proteolysis. Science, Bd. 278 (5337), S. 460-463.