Education
- PhD, 1965, Yale University
- BA, 1962, Biology, Amherst College
Research Summary
We study the molecules that allow fungi to penetrate tissues and grow in a hostile environment. Using genetics, biochemistry and genomics, we answer questions such as: What makes
Candida albicans such a successful pathogen? How do fungal pathogens evolve antibiotic resistance? How do they manage to change their genetic composition so rapidly?
The Fink lab is no longer accepting students.
Awards
- Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal, Genetics Society of America, 2020
- James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award, 2018
- American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow, 2015
- Gruber International Prize in Genetics, 2010
- American Philosophical Society, 2003
- Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology – Lifetime Achievement Award, 2002
- George W. Beadle Award, Genetics Society of America, 2001
- Ellison Medical Foundation, Senior Scholar Award, 2001
- National Academy of Medicine, 1996
- Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal, Yale University, 1992
- Emil Christian Hansen Foundation Award for Microbiology, Denmark, 1986
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow, 1984
- Yale Science and Engineering Award, 1984
- National Academy of Sciences, Member, 1981
- National Academy of Sciences Award in Molecular Biology, 1981
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Guggenheim Fellowship, 1974
Key Publications
- Barbara McClintock (1902-1992). Fink, G.R. 1992. Nature 359, 272.
