Frank Solomon

Frank Solomon

Professor Emeritus

Before closing his lab, Frank Solomon and his colleagues studied the determinants of differentiated cell morphology.

617-253-3026

Phone

76-561

Office

solomon@mit.edu

Email

Erica Burds

Assistant

617-258-6559

Assistant Phone

Education

  • PhD, 1970, Brandeis University
  • SB, 1964, History, Harvard University

Key Publications

  1. A novel step in beta-tubulin folding is important for heterodimer formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Lacefield, S, Solomon, F. 2003. Genetics 165, 531-41.
    doi: 10.1093/genetics/165.2.531PMID:14573467
  2. Careers. Competition and careers in biosciences. Freeman, R, Weinstein, E, Marincola, E, Rosenbaum, J, Solomon, F. 2001. Science 294, 2293-4.
    doi: 10.1126/science.1067477PMID:11743184
  3. Training for today's marketplace. Marincola, E, Solomon, F. 1998. Science 281, 645.
    doi: 10.1126/science.281.5377.645PMID:9714672
  4. The role of cytoskeleton in organizing growth cones: a microfilament-associated growth cone component depends upon microtubules for its localization. Goslin, K, Birgbauer, E, Banker, G, Solomon, F. 1989. J Cell Biol 109, 1621-31.
    doi: 10.1083/jcb.109.4.1621PMID:2677024
  5. Kinetics and intermediates of marginal band reformation: evidence for peripheral determinants of microtubule organization. Miller, M, Solomon, F. 1984. J Cell Biol 99, 70s-75s.
    doi: 10.1083/jcb.99.1.70sPMID:6746732

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