Mary Helen Goldsmith

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)

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.

Life and career

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

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

  • 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

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

References

  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".