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About John Sinclair

John Sinclair earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and spent two years at the Carnegie Institute of Washington before joining the Indiana University faculty in 1968. Here he established a program on somatic cell genetics, with emphasis on mitochondria. Sinclair pioneered research in amphibian cell culture, and later moved to a study of plant mitochondria. He served as chair of the Zoology Department from 1973-1976. Sinclair loved teaching and his lab was always filled with undergraduates working on independent research projects. He was a prominent breeder of Welsh ponies and established the Fox Glen Research and Education Fund to support his research on horse breeding. When Sinclair became ill, he turned the account over to the department and the funds were used to support undergraduate research. He was a member of our faculty for 23 years.

Fox Glen Research and Education Fund Award

Gina Gordon, 2013 Fox Glen Research and Education Fund Scholar

Gina Gordon with sheep. Courtesy photo

Gina also received the Biology Undergraduate Research Award in 2013. She was a member of Jake McKinlay’s lab where she studied the role of the Calvin cycle in purple non-sulfur bacteria. The paper Gina wrote on the topic is being submitted for publication with her as the first author. She plans to earn a Ph.D. in Microbiology and hopes to become a professor running her own research lab.