Anita K. Hopper PhD

Dr. Anita K. Hopper is a yeast molecular geneticist known for her studies of RNA processing and subcellular trafficking. She received a B.S. in Biology from the University of Illinois, Chicago, and a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from the University of Illinois, Urbana, followed by postdoctoral studies in Genetics at the University of Washington, Seattle. After her formal training, Dr. Hopper was an Assistant and Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center (1975-1979) and then was recruited to the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine (1979-2006) where she rose to the position of Distinguished Professor. In 2006, Dr. Hopper relocated to Ohio State University where she is a Professor of Molecular Genetics. Dr. Hopper is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Hopper has served as Secretary of the Genetics Society of America and as President and as a member of the Board of the RNA Society. Dr. Hopper received Lifetime Achievement in Service (2009) and Lifetime Achievement in Science (2015) awards from the RNA Society.