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Daniel I. Linzer

Daniel I. H. Linzer is an American molecular biologist and academic administrator. Linzer was named provost of Northwestern University on September 1, 2007, until 2017 having previously served as Dean (2002–2007) and Associate Dean (1998–2002) of Northwestern's largest constituent school, the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

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Daniel Linzer
Provost of Northwestern University
In office
September 1, 2007 – August 1, 2017
Preceded byLawrence Dumas
Succeeded byJonathan Holloway
Personal details
Born1954 (age 71–72)
Yale University (BA)
Princeton University (PhD)
Known for
signal transduction
Scientific career
Fieldsmolecular biology
InstitutionsNorthwestern University

Daniel I. H. Linzer (born 1954) is an American molecular biologist and academic administrator. Linzer was named provost of Northwestern University on September 1, 2007, until 2017 having previously served as Dean (2002–2007) and Associate Dean (1998–2002) of Northwestern's largest constituent school, the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

Linzer received his bachelor's degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University in 1976, a PhD in biochemical science from Princeton University in 1980, and a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.1 He joined Northwestern in 1984 as an assistant professor, and remains a professor of biochemistry, molecular biology and cell biology. He has conducted research on the molecular basis of hormone action and signal transduction.2 Linzer has been awarded the Searle Scholars Award and the American Cancer Society Faculty Research Award. Daniel Linzer became the president of Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) on October 1, 2017.3

Linzer resides in Evanston, Illinois.1

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  1. "Linzer Named Dean of Weinberg College". Northwestern University Media Relations. February 6, 2002. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
  2. "Searle Scholar Profile: Daniel I. H. Linzer". Kinship Foundation. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
  3. "| Daniel Linzer, Ph.D." Retrieved January 22, 2020.
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