Everett Smith Beneke

Everett Smith Beneke (July 6, 1918 – May 21, 2010) was an American medical mycologist, and professor of microbiology at Michigan State University (1948–1987). Beneke chaired the American Board of Bioanalysis (1968–2004), he lived in Florida and died in 2010 at the age of 91.[1] He made contributions to the field of human mycoses.

Study and work background

Beneke graduated from Miami University (Ohio) in 1940. After getting a PhD from University of Illinois in 1948, he became a faculty member of Michigan State University (MSU), from which he retired in 1987. Beneke had two major research interests. The first study was about species in the puffball genus Calvatia,[2][3] particularly Calvatia gigantea.[4][5][6] In 1964, he researched human fungal pathogens in Brazilian soil.[7] Afterwards, he discovered some particular traits of mycology for medical and became expert of human mycoses. Especially Candida[8][9] and candidiasis were his concentrations. Numerous books were published by Beneke and his partner Alvin Rogers; these publications set fundamental criteria for the later studies. When Beneke was in MSU, he taught medical mycology for the students of physicians, microbiologists and veterinarians at MSU with Rogers, and at the Medical School of the Federa University of Mina Gerias, Belo Horizontal Brazil during the summers. Both Beneke and Rogers served as short-term consultants for the MSU/Brazilian project.[10] After Al Rogers’ death, Beneke set up a graduate fellowship named after Al Rogers at MSU.[1]

Honors

Beneke received several honors and awards during his career:[1]

Selected publications

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Petersen, Ronald H. (2011). "Everett Smith Beneke, 1918–2010". Mycologia 103 (2): 441. doi:10.3852/10-252.
  2. ↑ Sedlmayr, M.; Beneke, E.S.; Stevens, J.A. (1961). "Physiological studies on Calvatia species. I. Vitamin requirements". Mycologia 53: 98–108. JSTOR 3756135.
  3. ↑ Sedlmayr, M.; Beneke, E.S.; Stevens, J.A. (1961). "Physiological studies on Calvatia Species. II. Carbon utilization". Mycologia 53: 558–565. doi:10.2307/3756457.
  4. ↑ Beneke, Everett (1961). "Studies on Calvatia gigantea. I. Germination of the Basidiospores". Mycologia 53: 123–136. JSTOR 3756231.
  5. ↑ Beneke, Everett; Bulmer, Glenn (1962). "Studies on Calvatia gigantea. II. Factors affecting basidiospore germination". Mycologia 54: 34–43. JSTOR 3756596.
  6. ↑ Bulmer, Glenn; Everett, Beneke; Stevens, J.A. (1962). "Studies on Calvatia gigantea. III. Antitumor substances produced by mycelium from germinated spores and parent basidiocarps". Mycologia 54. JSTOR 3756498.
  7. ↑ Rogers, A.L.; Beneke, E.S. (1964). "Human pathogenic fungi recovered from Brasilian soil". Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 22 (1): 15–20. doi:10.1007/BF02058729.
  8. ↑ Kolotila, Micheal P.; Rogers, Alvin L.; Beneke, Everett S.; Smith, C.Wayne (1987). "The effects of soluble Saccharomyces cerevisiae mannan on the phagocytosis of Candida albicans by mouse peritoneal macrophages in vitro". Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology 25 (2). doi:10.1080/02681218780000131.
  9. ↑ Whelan, William L.; Beneke, Everett S.; Rogers, Alvin L.; Soll, David R. (1981). "Segregation of 5-fluorocytosine-resistant variants by Candida albicans". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 19: 1078–1081. PMC 181613.
  10. ↑ "COMMUNIQUE" (PDF). College of Osteopathic Medicine·Michigan State University. p. 15.
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