Christine Guthrie (1945–2022): a tribute from her trainees
- 1Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
- 2Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
- 3Department of Chemistry, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas 78212, USA
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Christine Guthrie. (Photo courtesy of Wendy Gilbert.)
Family, friends, colleagues, and former trainees around the world are mourning the passing of Christine Guthrie, PhD, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UCSF. Christine was a giant in the field of RNA biology, and a singular leader in the field of pre-mRNA splicing. She passed away on July 1, 2022 after a battle with breast cancer at the age of 77. She is survived by her husband, John Abelson, also Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics.
As former trainees, Christine showed us how to think about science, how to frame hypotheses, how to interrogate ideas, and how to present those ideas so others could understand. She exemplified how to be a scientist and inspired generations to follow in her footsteps, some very closely as professors in the RNA field, and others as they have …
