Gerald L. Hazelbauer :::
Gerald L. Hazelbauer
Graduated in 1962
Inducted in 2007
Gerald Hazelbauer graduated from Lyons Township High School in 1962, received his undergraduate degree in biology from Williams College, a master’s degree from Case-Western Reserve University and a 1971 doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France and at the 500-year-old University of Uppsala, Sweden, before becoming a faculty member at Uppsala. In 1981, he moved to Washington State University, where he was appointed full professor in 1985 and Chair of Biochemistry and Biophysics in 1994. In 2000, he assumed his current position as Professor and Chair of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Hazelbauer has been a pioneer in the study of biological molecules that enable living things to detect their surroundings and respond effectively. He is internationally known for his research on molecular mechanisms of bacterial sensory systems and has published more than 100 articles in prominent scientific journals. His work has been funded by major granting agencies, including the National Science Foundation, the American Cancer Society and, for more than 30 years, the National Institutes of Health. He has served as an officer and board member of prominent scientific societies. Dr. Hazelbauer has been honored for his research accomplishments by private foundations, scientific societies and academic institutions.