Conly Leroy Rieder is a cancer researcher in the field of mitotic cellular division, working to understand cell division processes and cancer pathology[1] .[1] He primarily conducted research at the Wadsworth Center, part of the New York State Department of Health, in Albany, New York.[2] Rieder has published research involving chromosome motility,[3] spindle assembly,[4][5] and mitotic checkpoints.[6][7]

Conly Leroy Rieder
BornNovember 2, 1950
Orange County, California
EducationUniversity of California, Irvine (bachelor's degree in biology in 1972),

University of Oregon (Master of Science degree in 1975 and a Ph.D in 1977),

University of Wisconsin-Madison (post-doctoral studies under Dr. Hans Ris )
Occupationcancer researcher
SpouseSusan Nowogrodzki (m. 1979)
Children2

Professional life

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Education and early career

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Rieder enrolled at the University of California, Irvine as an undergraduate, initially intending to study forestry, but ultimately graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology in 1972.[8] He attended the University of Oregon for graduate school and earned a Master of Science degree in 1975 and a Ph.D in 1977 under the guidance of Dr. Andrew Bajer.[9] Following graduate school, he pursued post-doctoral studies under Dr. Hans Ris at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, focusing on high-power electron microscopy.

Work at the Wadsworth Center

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In 1980, Rieder joined the New York State Department of Health and attained tenure within three years. He has authored over a hundred peer-reviewed research papers on cell division along with numerous contributions in various textbooks and encyclopedia articles.[11][12][13][14]

As a cytologist, Rieder provided the first direct observation of microtubule capture by kinetochores in living cells, supporting the "search and capture" hypothesis of mitotic spindle assembly which was originally predicted by Mark Kirschner and Tim Mitchison in 1986.[15][16] Rieder also proposed the concept of "polar wind", a force that ejects chromosome arms from the spindle. This hypothesis stems from laser experiments conducted in the 1990s and remains a concept widely accepted by the field.[17]

Rieder was also a contributor to the development of the "spindle assembly checkpoint" concept (SAC).[18][19] He pioneered the idea that cells remain in mitosis until each chromosome becomes attached to the spindle, and only then mitotic exit is initiated.[1] By using a laser to ablate kinetochores on individual chromosomes, he proved that the signal that delays mitotic progression is produced by kinetochores that lack attachment to spindle microtubules.[20][21]

Rieder specialized in electron microscopy, serial sectioning, three-dimensional imaging of cells[22] and correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM),[23] a technique that allows researchers to correlate dynamic cellular processes with high-resolution structural images. [24]

Throughout his career, Rieder presented his work at scientific forums and collaborated with other leading researchers in the field.[25][26] He has mentored scientists through their graduate and post-doctoral work.[27] In January 2012, Rieder retired from the New York State Department of Health after a 32-year tenure.

Chromosome Research

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Following his retirement from the Wasdworth Center, Rieder worked as editor-in-chief of Chromosome Research for eight years before retiring from this role.[28]

Personal life

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Conly Rieder was born on November 2, 1950, in Orange County, California. He was the son of a World War II pilot and thus spent several years in Japan during his childhood. He also spent summers surfing in Southern California and fishing on Flathead Lake in Montana, experiences that later sparked his interest in nature. In the early 1970s, Rieder issued a marriage proposal to an unnamed woman that was rejected, which he later said helped his career trajectory.[8]

In 1979, Rieder married Susan Nowogrodzki, a ceramicist, while working in Madison, Wisconsin. The couple has two daughters and currently live in Upstate New York.

References

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  1. ^ a b Wakefield, James; Rieder, Conly; Macgregor, Herbert C. (2011-01-07). "Mitosis – The story". Chromosome Research. 19 (3): 275–290. doi:10.1007/s10577-010-9174-3. hdl:10036/119985. ISSN 0967-3849. PMID 21213038. S2CID 12166137.
  2. ^ Wakefield, J., Rieder, C., and Macgregor, H. (2011). "Mitosis – The story Conly Rieder of the Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY, interviewed at the University of Exeter, UK, by James Wakefield and Herbert Macgregor, October 2010" (PDF). Chromosome Research. 19 (275–290): 275–90. doi:10.1007/s10577-010-9174-3. PMID 21213038. Retrieved October 8, 2019.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Ault, Jeffrey G.; Rieder, Conly L. (1994-02-01). "Centrosome and kinetochore movement during mitosis". Current Opinion in Cell Biology. Cytoskeleton. 6 (1): 41–49. doi:10.1016/0955-0674(94)90114-7. ISSN 0955-0674.
  4. ^ Ban, K.H., J.Z. Torres, J. J. Miller, A. Mikhailov, M.V. Nachury, J.J. Tung, C.L. Rieder and P.K. Jackson. 2007. The END network couples spindle pole assembly to inhibition of the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome in early mitosis. Developmental Cell 13:29-42.
  5. ^ Yang, Z., U.S. Tulu, P. Wadsworth and C.L. Rieder. 2007. Kinetochore dynein is required for chromosome motion and congression independent of the spindle checkpoint. Current Biology 17:973-980.
  6. ^ Mikhailov, A., M. Shinohara and C.L. Rieder. 2004. Topoisomerase II and histone deacetylase inhibitors delay the G2/M transition by triggering the p38 MAPK checkpoint pathway. J. Cell Biol., 166:517-526.
  7. ^ Rieder, C.L. and H. Maiato. 2004. Stuck in division or passing through: what happens when cells cannot satisfy the spindle assembly checkpoint. Developmental Cell 7:637-651.
  8. ^ a b "Q&A: Conly Rieder" (PDF). Current Biology. 13 (8): R298–R299.
  9. ^ "Investigators and Program Directors - Conly Rieder". Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2011-12-27. Wadsworth Center NY State Dept of Health Bio
  10. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Rieder.
  11. ^ Rieder, C.L. 2006. "Mitosis". Chapter 10 in the Textbook "Cells", B. Lewin, L. Cassimeris, V.R. Lingappa, and G. Plopper, Eds. Jones and Bartlett, Boston. pp 438-487.
  12. ^ Mitosis and Meiosis, Volume 61 (Methods in Cell Biology) [Paperback] Conly L. Rieder (Editor), Leslie Wilson (Series Editor), Paul T. Matsudaira (Series Editor)
  13. ^ Rieder, C.L. 2006. "Mitosis". In "McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. 10th edition". Pp. 273-278
  14. ^ University at Albany Excellence in Research Awards, 2006 http://www.albany.edu/research/ExcellenceinResearch2006.htm Archived 2012-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Kirschner, Marc W.; Mitchison, Tim (December 1986). "Microtubule dynamics". Nature. 324 (6098): 621. Bibcode:1986Natur.324..621K. doi:10.1038/324621a0. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 3796729. S2CID 789789.
  16. ^ Heald, Rebecca; Khodjakov, Alexey (2015-12-14). "Thirty years of search and capture: The complex simplicity of mitotic spindle assembly". Journal of Cell Biology. 211 (6): 1103–1111. doi:10.1083/jcb.201510015. ISSN 0021-9525. PMC 4687881. PMID 26668328.
  17. ^ Rieder, Conly L.; Salmon, E. D. (1994). "Motile Kinetochores and Polar Ejection Forces Dictate Chromosome Position on the Vertebrate Mitotic Spindle". The Journal of Cell Biology. 124 (3): 223–233. doi:10.1083/jcb.124.3.223. ISSN 0021-9525. JSTOR 1616142. PMC 2119939. PMID 8294508.
  18. ^ Rieder, Conly L.; Maiato, Helder (2004-11-01). "Stuck in Division or Passing through: What Happens When Cells Cannot Satisfy the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint". Developmental Cell. 7 (5): 637–651. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2004.09.002. ISSN 1534-5807. PMID 15525526.
  19. ^ Khodjakov, Alexey; Cole, Richard W.; McEwen, Bruce F.; Buttle, Karolyn F.; Rieder, Conly L. (1997-01-27). "Chromosome Fragments Possessing Only One Kinetochore Can Congress to the Spindle Equator". The Journal of Cell Biology. 136 (2): 229–240. doi:10.1083/jcb.136.2.229. ISSN 0021-9525. PMC 2134806. PMID 9015296.
  20. ^ Rieder, Conly L.; Maiato, Helder (2004-11-01). "Stuck in Division or Passing through: What Happens When Cells Cannot Satisfy the Spindle Assembly Checkpoint". Developmental Cell. 7 (5): 637–651. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2004.09.002. ISSN 1534-5807. PMID 15525526.
  21. ^ Brito, Daniela A.; Yang, Zhenye; Rieder, Conly L. (2008-08-18). "Microtubules do not promote mitotic slippage when the spindle assembly checkpoint cannot be satisfied". Journal of Cell Biology. 182 (4): 623–629. doi:10.1083/jcb.200805072. ISSN 0021-9525. PMC 2518701. PMID 18710927.
  22. ^ RIEDER, CONLY L.; BOWSER, SAMUEL S. (1987), "Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy on the Same Epoxy Section", Correlative Microscopy in Biology, Elsevier, pp. 249–277, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-333922-5.50060-0, ISBN 9780123339225, retrieved 2022-01-20
  23. ^ Wakefield, James; Rieder, Conly; Macgregor, Herbert C. (2011-01-07). "Mitosis – The story". Chromosome Research. 19 (3): 275–290. doi:10.1007/s10577-010-9174-3. hdl:10036/119985. ISSN 0967-3849. PMID 21213038. S2CID 12166137.
  24. ^ Rieder, Conly L.; Cassels, Grisel (1998-01-01), Rieder, Conly L. (ed.), Chapter 16 Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy of Mitotic Cells in Monolayer Cultures, Methods in Cell Biology, vol. 61, Academic Press, pp. 297–315, doi:10.1016/S0091-679X(08)61987-1, ISBN 9780125441636, PMID 9891321, retrieved 2022-01-20
  25. ^ Sluder, G., E.H. Hinchcliffe and C.L. Rieder. 2004. The progression and regulation of mitotic events. In "Cell Cycle and Growth Control: Biomolecular Regulation and Cancer". G. Stein and A. Pardee, Eds. John Wiley and Sons Inc., N.Y., N.Y. pp 201-234.
  26. ^ Hauf, S., R.W. Cole, S. LaTerra, C. Zimmer, G. Schnapp, R. Walter, A. Heckel, J. van Meel, C.L. Rieder and J-M. Peters. 2003. The small molecule Hesperadin reveals a role for aurora-B in correcting kinetochore-microtubule attachment and in maintaining the spindle assembly checkpoint. J. Cell Biol. 161:281-294.
  27. ^ "The Rieder Lab: Studies on Mitosis and the Cell Cycle - People Who Live in the Laboratory". Archived from the original on 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2011-12-27. People who live in the Lab, Rieder Lab, Wadsworth Center
  28. ^ https://www.springer.com/life+sciences/cell+biology/journal/10577 Springer, Chromosome Research
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