Marc Muskavitch:  

Forty years gone by? Overview A great 29-year marriage to Karen Martha Telander, cut short by her untimely death from cancer in 2009. Two wonderful children, Laura and Erik. After many years of study, an often-enjoyable and productive career as a university faculty member, involved in research, undergraduate and graduate teaching, and administration, first at Indiana University, Bloomington and now at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Key points 1971 I began undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and met fellow freshman Karen (a Hamilton High grad) in calculus and chemistry classes. 1973 Karen and I began dating during the fall. 1975 I graduated from University of Wisconsin Madison with a B.S. in Biochemistry, and Karen graduated with a dual B.S. in Chemistry and Biochemistry. I studied for a Ph.D. at Stanford University, and Karen studied for a Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley. 1979 Karen and I were married in Milwaukee, on December 29. We each added a name, becoming Karen Martha Telander Muskavitch and Marc Alan Telander Muskavitch. 1980 I completed Ph.D. studies in Biochemistry at Stanford, and Karen completed her Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the UC, Berkeley. We moved to Harvard University to pursue postdoctoral studies in molecular genetics. Karen studied plants, and I studied fruit flies. 1984 I moved to a tenure track faculty position at Indiana University, Bloomington, and Karen moved to a independent research scientist position at IUB. While we were at IU, I pursued research on cell signaling underlying developmental decision-making, using genetic, molecular biological and cell biological techniques, and taught courses on gene...Expand for more