Stanford Report, November 9, 2005

Kaiser to give emeritus lecture

Dale Kaiser, PhD, will celebrate his 46-year career at the School of Medicine during a lecture today that marks his transition to emeritus status.

Kaiser, professor of biochemistry and of developmental biology, will discuss, "Switching cell polarity, and regulating gene expression to build an organ" at 4 p.m. in the Clark Center auditorium. A pre-seminar reception will take place outside of the auditorium, and a post-seminar reception with students will be held in room B-302 of the Beckman Center.

Kaiser came to Stanford in 1959. His research focuses on the role of chemical signaling between cells in multicellular organisms. Among the many honors he has received was a 1980 Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research for his "crucial role in creating recombinant DNA methodology through his path-breaking studies of cohesive single- stranded DNA."

He earned his bachelor's degree from Purdue University and a PhD in biology from Caltech.

Today's lecture is the second of the Dean's Emeritus Lecture Series, honoring emeritus faculty.