[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 6, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E472]
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                 PAYING TRIBUTE TO DR. SUSAN LINDQUIST

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 6, 2007

  Mr. PORTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Susan Lindquist 
for receiving DRI's Nevada Medal for 2007.
  Dr. Lindquist has spent decades researching the causes and possible 
treatments for neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, 
Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease, and Mad-Cow disease. Through the course of 
her research, Dr. Lindquist has made significant contributions to 
biological research methodology and clinical treatment. Like many great 
scientists, Dr. Lindquist has also had to find new strategies and 
revolutionary tactics, such as transforming the practice of Drosophila 
genetics, thereby producing the first precise method of inserting and 
deleting genes in a higher organism.
  Over the course of her long and illustrious career, Dr. Lindquist has 
served as a professor in the Department of Molecular Biology at the 
University of Chicago and as the Albert D. Lasker Professor of Medical 
Science from 1999-2001. Dr. Lindquist is also a member, and former 
director, of the Whitehead Institute, a professor of biology at the 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Howard Hughes Medical 
Institute investigator. Among her many accolades, Dr. Lindquist was 
named one of Discover magazine's top 50 woman scientists in 2002, and 
Scientific American's top 50.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor Dr. Susan Lindquist and her 
achievements. Her contributions to medical science and biological 
research are truly extraordinary. I applaud her efforts and wish her 
the best in her future endeavors.

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