Jonathan R. Warner (1936–2019)—pioneer of ribosome biosynthesis
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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This past fall, the RNA community learned of the death, on September 5, of Jonathan Warner—known by all as Jon. He was 83. A glioblastoma had been diagnosed in December 2018 and took its typically fast, tragic course.
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Jon was revered as a scientist in the RNA field and equally admired as a thoughtful colleague. He was an earnest listener but never shied from providing candid input. He genuinely liked people but had a low threshold for arrogance. Jon had a penetrating scientific mind that both enabled the excellence of his work and could catch flaws in the experiments of others. He offered these latter critiques with nothing but a desire to help, being constitutionally positive, optimistic, and caring.
MIT
Jon grew up in New York City and attended Yale, majoring in Physics. He entered MIT as a graduate student, …
