John Pham (scientist)
John W. Pham | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | B.S. - Bates College (music and biochemistry) Ph.D. - Northwestern University (molecular biology) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular biology |
| Institutions | Cell Press |
| Thesis | Building the Drosophila RNA-induced silencing complex (2006) |
| Doctoral advisor | Erik Sontheimer[1] |
John W. Pham is an American molecular biologist and editor-in-chief of Cell, a prestigious scientific journal. He is an advocate for inclusion and diversity, and he represents LGBTQ and Asian communities.
Early life and education[edit]
Pham was born in the U.S. a few weeks after his parents and older siblings arrived as refugees from Vietnam, and he was raised in Florida.[2] Pham earned a B.S. in music and biochemistry from Bates College.[3] He completed a Ph.D. at Northwestern University under advisor Erik Sontheimer. He researched the mechanisms of RNA splicing and RNA interference.[4] His 2006 dissertation was titled Building the Drosophila RNA-induced silencing complex.[5] Pham completed postdoctoral studies at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital.[4]
Career[edit]
Pham joined Cell Press in 2008 as a member of Molecular Cell's editorial team. He became the editor-in-chief of Molecular Cell in 2012. In 2018, Pham succeeded Cell editor-in-chief Emilie Marcus who had departed in February 2018.[4] In June 2019, Pham was speaker at an Elsevier Pride and 500 Queer Scientists organized event at WorldPride NYC 2019.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Pham is a member of the LGBT community.[3] As of July 2018[update], Pham resides in Dorchester, Boston with his partner, Mike, and their two dogs.[2] He likes to run and enjoys good beer. [2]
Involvement with inclusion and diversity[edit]
Pham has played a major role in making the Cell journal more inclusive. Since he started with Cell, he has helped shift the advisory board from roughly 20% women to 50% women. Additionally, the Cell reviewers have changed from 18% to 33% women during Pham's time with the journal. Pham's ideology is that more diverse science is better science, and including more women will lead to better ideas and talent. [6]
References[edit]
- ^ Pham, John W. (2006). Building the Drosophila RNA-induced silencing complex (Thesis). OCLC 124095747.
- ^ a b c Caputo, Joseph (2018-07-26). "A Q&A with John Pham, the new Editor-in-Chief of Cell". crosstalk.cell.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ a b c Parsons, David James (2019-06-20). "Elsevier and 500 Queer Scientists to hold NYC event for World Pride". Elsevier Connect. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ a b c "Dr. John Pham appointed as new Editor-in-Chief of Cell". www.elsevier.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ Pham, John W. (2006). Building the Drosophila RNA-induced silencing complex (Thesis). OCLC 124095747.
- ^ "Reflections of a reluctant leader - with John Pham, editor of Cell". Listen Notes. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- Living people
- Bates College alumni
- Northwestern University alumni
- Elsevier people
- American academic journal editors
- American editors
- American molecular biologists
- 21st-century American biologists
- American people of Vietnamese descent
- LGBT people from Florida
- American LGBT scientists
- American LGBT people of Asian descent
- Vietnamese LGBT scientists
- Biologists from Florida