Erin Schuman Explained

Erin Schuman
Birth Date:15 May 1963
Birth Place:California
Workplaces:
Alma Mater:
  • University of Southern California
  • Princeton University
Known For:Local protein synthesis in dendrites

Erin Margaret Schuman, born May 15, 1963, in California, US, is a neurobiologist who studies neuronal synapses. She is currently a Director at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research.

Career

Erin Schuman attended the University of Southern California (USC), where she received her B.A. in Psychology (1985). She continued her education to obtain a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Princeton University (1990). She conducted postdoctoral research from 1990–1993 in Daniel V. Madison’s lab in the Molecular and Cellular Physiology Department at Stanford University. From there, Schuman was recruited to join the faculty in the Division of Biology at the California Institute of Technology where she moved up the ranks from Assistant to Full Professor. During this time, she was also appointed investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. In 2009, she was recruited as the Director of Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, at which she holds her current position.

Research

The Schuman lab studies the properties of mRNAs and proteins (e.g. the transcriptomes and proteomes) distributed throughout the neuron.[1] Her research has examined how stability in neuronal processes can be brought about by local cell biological processes, like protein synthesis, allowing synapses to respond rapidly and appropriately to changing stimuli. The Schuman lab demonstrated the first functional role for local translation in neurons. In 1996, in the course of exploring how neurotrophins enhance synaptic transmission, Schuman together with graduate student Hyejin Kang made the discovery that local protein synthesis within dendrites is required for this form of synaptic plasticity.[2] She obtained direct proof that protein synthesis occurs in intact, isolated dendrites.[3] This, together with a few other key observations, gave birth to the field of local translation. Her team discovered, using next generation sequencing, over 2500 mRNAs localized to the neuropil.[4] In addition, Schuman and collaborators (Dave Tirrell, Caltech[5] and Daniela Dieterich, Magdeburg[6]) has made invaluable technical contributions, such as the development of non-canonical amino acid metabolic labelling, click chemistry, and mutation of cell-biological enzymes (the BONCAT and FUNCAT techniques), enabling the labelling, purification, identification and visualization of newly synthesized proteins in neurons and other cells.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Advocacy for women in neuroscience

In addition to her research and professorship, Erin Schuman has been committed to promoting the professional advancement of women in the field of neuroscience. Schuman made it a condition of her recruitment to Max Planck that a new child care facility be built on campus. She also spearheaded an initiative outlining changes in recruitment practices aimed at doubling the percentage of female directors in the Max Planck Society's Biology & MedicineSection to 20% by 2020. In 2018, she received the Society for Neuroscience Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award in for her teaching, mentoring, and advocacy.[11]

Awards and recognition

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schuman Department . brain.mpg.de . May 3, 2019 . September 22, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240922091744/https://brain.mpg.de/schuman . live .
  2. Kang . Hyejin . Schuman . Erin M. . A Requirement for Local Protein Synthesis in Neurotrophin-Induced Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity . Science . September 6, 1996 . 273 . 5280 . 1402–1406 . 10.1126/science.273.5280.1402 . 8703078 . 1996Sci...273.1402K . 38648558 . en . 0036-8075.
  3. Aakalu . Girish . Smith . W. Bryan . Nguyen . Nhien . Jiang . Changan . Schuman . Erin M. . Dynamic Visualization of Local Protein Synthesis in Hippocampal Neurons . Neuron . May 1, 2001 . 30 . 2 . 489–502 . 10.1016/S0896-6273(01)00295-1 . 11395009 . 18498839 . 0896-6273. free .
  4. Cajigas . Iván J. . Tushev . Georgi . Will . Tristan J. . tom Dieck . Susanne . Fuerst . Nicole . Schuman . Erin M. . The Local Transcriptome in the Synaptic Neuropil Revealed by Deep Sequencing and High-Resolution Imaging . Neuron . May 2012 . 74 . 3 . 453–466 . 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.02.036. 22578497 . 3627340.
  5. Web site: Reinterpreting the Genetic Code: Non-Canonical Amino Acids in Protein Design, Evolution and Analysis - Caltech Tirrell Lab . tirrell-lab.caltech.edu.
  6. Web site: Daniela Dieterich – MSc Integrative Neuroscience Magdeburg . www.neuroscience-magdeburg.de . June 5, 2019 . September 22, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240922091704/https://www.neuroscience-magdeburg.de/research/professor-jazz/daniela-dieterich/ . live .
  7. Dieterich . D. C. . Link . A. J. . Graumann . J. . Tirrell . D. A. . Schuman . E. M. . Selective identification of newly synthesized proteins in mammalian cells using bioorthogonal noncanonical amino acid tagging (BONCAT) . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . June 12, 2006 . 103 . 25 . 9482–9487 . 10.1073/pnas.0601637103 . 16769897 . en . 0027-8424. 1480433 . 2006PNAS..103.9482D . free .
  8. Ngo . John T . Champion . Julie A . Mahdavi . Alborz . Tanrikulu . I Caglar . Beatty . Kimberly E . Connor . Rebecca E . Yoo . Tae Hyeon . Dieterich . Daniela C . Schuman . Erin M . Tirrell . David A . Cell-selective metabolic labeling of proteins . Nature Chemical Biology . August 9, 2009 . 5 . 10 . 715–717 . 10.1038/nchembio.200. 19668194 . 3176724 .
  9. Dieterich . Daniela C . Hodas . Jennifer J L . Gouzer . Géraldine . Shadrin . Ilya Y . Ngo . John T . Triller . Antoine . Tirrell . David A . Schuman . Erin M . In situ visualization and dynamics of newly synthesized proteins in rat hippocampal neurons . Nature Neuroscience . June 13, 2010 . 13 . 7 . 897–905 . 10.1038/nn.2580. 20543841 . 2920597 .
  10. tom Dieck . Susanne . Kochen . Lisa . Hanus . Cyril . Heumüller . Maximilian . Bartnik . Ina . Nassim-Assir . Belquis . Merk . Katrin . Mosler . Thorsten . Garg . Sakshi . Bunse . Stefanie . Tirrell . David A . Schuman . Erin M . Direct visualization of newly synthesized target proteins in situ . Nature Methods . March 16, 2015 . 12 . 5 . 411–414 . 10.1038/nmeth.3319. 25775042 . 4414919 .
  11. Web site: Erin Schuman has been awarded the Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award . Max Planck Institute for Brain Research . 16 August 2023 . 22 September 2024.
  12. https://www.leopoldina.org/fileadmin/redaktion/Mitglieder/CV_Schuman_Erin_D.pdf CV Schumann Leopoldina
  13. https://brain.mpg.de/633367/Schuman-CV-September-2024.pdf CV Schumann Max Planck
  14. Web site: Frankfurter Hirnforscherin Erin Schuman erhält Körber-Preis . hessenschau.de . September 20, 2024 . de . September 20, 2024.
  15. https://lundbeckfonden.com/en/nyheder/pioneering-work-on-molecular-mechanisms-of-brain-development-and-plasticity-awarded-with The Brain Prize 2023
  16. Web site: March 8, 2022 . Erin Schuman wins the FEBS EMBO Women in Science Award 2022 – Press releases – EMBO . January 4, 2024 . en-GB.
  17. Web site: Rosenstiel Award 2022 . September 22, 2024 . May 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210508152546/https://www.brandeis.edu/rosenstiel/rosenstiel-award/index.html . live .
  18. Web site: Erin SCHUMAN | Jeantet. January 20, 2020.
  19. Web site: Erin Schuman. German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. May 26, 2021. May 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210526192451/https://www.leopoldina.org/mitgliederverzeichnis/mitglieder/member/Member/show/erin-schuman/. live.

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