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Mary Helen Goldsmith

Mary Helen Goldsmith (née Martin, May 2, 1933 – October 2, 2024) was an American plant physiologist known for her work on how hormones impact plant growth. She was a fellow and past president of the American Society of Plant Physiologists.

Mary Helen Goldsmith
Born(1933-05-02)May 2, 1933
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedOctober 2, 2024(2024-10-02) (aged 91)
Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materRadcliffe College
Scientific career
ThesisCharacteristics of the translocation of indoleacetic acid in the coleoptile of Avena (1960)

Life and career

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Goldsmith had a B.A. from Cornell University.[1] She earned her Ph.D. in 1960 from Radcliffe College where she researched the importance of indole acetic acid in the grass, Avena.[2] In 1963 she joined the faculty at Yale University where she worked until her retirement in 2006.[1]

Goldsmith was the director of the Marsh Botanical Garden for sixteen years and included visits to the garden in some of her classes.[1][3] She also served as the president of the American Society of Plant Physiologists.[1]

Goldsmith died in Hamden, Connecticut, on October 2, 2024, at the age of 91.[4]

Research

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Goldsmith's early work was on impact of oxygen on insects.[5] During her Ph.D., she began to examine the movement of auxins, such as indole acetic acid, into corn.[6][7][8] She particularly focused on the polar diffusion of auxins.[9][10] Her research extends to studies on changes in plant cells during transport of polar chemicals,[11][12] intracellular measurements of membrane potential,[13] and activation of potassium channels.[14]

Selected publications

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  • Goldsmith, M H M (June 1977). "The Polar Transport of Auxin". Annual Review of Plant Physiology. 28 (1): 439–478. doi:10.1146/annurev.pp.28.060177.002255.
  • Bates, George W.; Goldsmith, Mary Helen M. (November 1983). "Rapid response of the plasma-membrane potential in oat coleoptiles to auxin and other weak acids". Planta. 159 (3): 231–237. doi:10.1007/BF00397530. PMID 24258173. S2CID 5053291.
  • Goldsmith, Mary Helen M. (1967-05-05). "Separation of Transit of Auxin from Uptake: Average Velocity and Reversible Inhibition by Anaerobic Conditions". Science. 156 (3775): 661–663. Bibcode:1967Sci...156..661G. doi:10.1126/science.156.3775.661. PMID 6023663. S2CID 36008743.
  • Goldsmith, M H M (June 1968). "The Transport of Auxin". Annual Review of Plant Physiology. 19 (1): 347–360. doi:10.1146/annurev.pp.19.060168.002023.
  • Goldsmith, Mary Helen M.; Goldsmith, Timothy H.; Martin, Monroe H. (1 February 1981). "Mathematical analysis of the chemosmotic polar diffusion of auxin through plant tissues". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 78 (2): 976–980. Bibcode:1981PNAS...78..976G. doi:10.1073/pnas.78.2.976. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 319928. PMID 16592983.

Awards and honors

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  • Goldsmith has been recognized as a Pioneer Member of the American Society of Plant Biologists. [18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Mary Helen Goldsmith | Faculty of Arts and Sciences". fas.yale.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  2. ^ Goldsmith, Mary Helen Martin (1960). Characteristics of the translocation of indoleacetic acid in the coleoptile of Avena (Thesis). OCLC 76986822.
  3. ^ "Plants and Raves". Daily Nutmeg. 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  4. ^ "Mary Helen (Martin) Goldsmith". West Haven Funeral Home. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  5. ^ Goldsmith, Mary Helen M.; Schneiderman, Howard A. (1960). "The Effects of Oxygen Poisoning on the Post-Embryonic Development and Behavior of a Chalcid Wasp". The Biological Bulletin. 118 (2): 269–288. doi:10.2307/1539001. ISSN 0006-3185. JSTOR 1539001.
  6. ^ Helen, Mary; Goldsmith, M.; Thimann, Kenneth V. (1962-07-01). "Some Characteristics of Movement of Indoleacetic Acid in Coleoptiles of Avena. I. Uptake, Destruction, Immobilization, & Distribution of IAA During Basipetal Translocation". Plant Physiology. 37 (4): 492–505. doi:10.1104/pp.37.4.492. ISSN 0032-0889. PMC 549821. PMID 16655683.
  7. ^ Goldsmith, Mary Helen M.; Wilkins, Malcolm B. (1964-03-01). "Movement of Auxin in Coleoptiles of Zea mays L. during Geotropic Stimulation". Plant Physiology. 39 (2): 151–162. doi:10.1104/pp.39.2.151. ISSN 0032-0889. PMC 550047. PMID 16655890.
  8. ^ Goldsmith, Mary Helen M. (1967-05-05). "Separation of Transit of Auxin from Uptake: Average Velocity and Reversible Inhibition by Anaerobic Conditions". Science. 156 (3775): 661–663. Bibcode:1967Sci...156..661G. doi:10.1126/science.156.3775.661. PMID 6023663. S2CID 36008743.
  9. ^ Goldsmith, M H M (1977-06-01). "The Polar Transport of Auxin". Annual Review of Plant Physiology. 28 (1): 439–478. doi:10.1146/annurev.pp.28.060177.002255. ISSN 0066-4294.
  10. ^ Goldsmith, M. H. M.; Goldsmith, T. H.; Martin, M. H. (1 February 1981). "Mathematical analysis of the chemosmotic polar diffusion of auxin through plant tissues". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 78 (2): 976–980. Bibcode:1981PNAS...78..976G. doi:10.1073/pnas.78.2.976. PMC 319928. PMID 16592983.
  11. ^ Cande, W. Z.; Goldsmith, Mary Helen M.; Ray, P. M. (1973). "Polar auxin transport and auxin-induced elongation in the absence of cytoplasmic streaming". Planta. 111 (4): 279–296. doi:10.1007/BF00385548. ISSN 0032-0935. PMID 24469695. S2CID 10659549.
  12. ^ Goldsmith, Mary Helen M.; Ray, Peter M. (1973). "Intracellular localization of the active process in polar transport of auxin". Planta. 111 (4): 297–314. doi:10.1007/BF00385549. ISSN 0032-0935. PMID 24469696. S2CID 13558207.
  13. ^ Goldsmith, Timothy H.; Goldsmith, Mary Helen M. (1978-01-01). "The interpretation of intracellular measurements of membrane potential, resistance, and coupling in cells of higher plants". Planta. 143 (3): 267–274. doi:10.1007/BF00391997. ISSN 1432-2048. PMID 24408464. S2CID 21287236.
  14. ^ Spalding, Edgar P.; Goldsmith, Mary Helen M. (1993). "Activation of K⁺ Channels in the Plasma Membrane of Arabidopsis by ATP Produced Photosynthetically". The Plant Cell. 5 (4): 477–484. doi:10.2307/3869727. ISSN 1040-4651. JSTOR 3869727. PMC 160286. PMID 12271073.
  15. ^ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Mary Helen Goldsmith". Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  16. ^ "272 TO SHARE $5.9 MILLION IN GUGGENHEIM AWARDS". The New York Times. 1986-04-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  17. ^ "Fellow of ASPB". American Society of Plant Biologists. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  18. ^ "ASPB Pioneer Members".
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