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Silverman-G. & Forer 2000

File pertains to the publication of an article co-written by Rosalind Silverman-Gavrila and Forer in Journal of Cell Science, entitled "Evidence that actin and myosin are involved in the poleward flux of tubulin in metaphase kinetochore microtubules of crane-fly spermatocytes". Records in this file are correspondence, referees' reports, e-mail, as well as photographs and graphs for publication with the article.

Silverman-G. & Forer 2001 : Cell Motility

File pertains to the publication of an article co-written by Rosalind Silverman-Gavrila and Forer in Journal of Cell Science, entitled "Effects of anti-myosin drugs on chromosome anaphase movement and cytokinesis in crane-fly primary spermatocytes", submitted to Journal of Cell Science and finally published by Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. Records in this file are correspondence, e-mail, and referees' reports.

Pickett-Heaps & Forer : 2001 : unpublished (table used in 2003)

File pertains to an article co-written by Jeremy D. Pickett-Heaps and Forer entitled "Spindle evolution : could cycling have a role in chromosome-to-pole movement?", unsuccessfully submitted for publication to Journal of Cell Science. Records in this file are e-mail, a letter and referees' reports, as well as a manuscript of the article.

Wilson, Forer, Wise 2003 : J. of Cell. Sci.

File pertains to the publication of an article co-written by Paula Wilson and Forer, entitled "Microtubule distributions during meiosis I in flea beetle spermatocytes", in the Journal of Cell Science and related correspondence with Dwayne Wise. Records in this file are e-mail, correspondence, and referees' comments.

Silverman-G. & Forer 2003

File pertains to the publication of an article co-written by Rosalind Silverman-Gavrila and Forer, entitled "Myosin localization during meiosis I of crane-fly spermatocytes gives indications about its role in division", by Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. Records in this file are correspondence, e-mail, reviewer comments and notes.

Forer, Spurck, P.-H. & Wilson 2003

File pertains to the publication of an article co-written by Timothy Spurck, Jeremy Pickett-Heaps, Paula Wilson and Forer, entitled "Structure of kinetochore fibres in crane-fly spermatocytes after irradiation with an ultraviolet microbeam", in Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. Records in this file are correspondence, e-mail, referees' reports, and a copyright transfer agreement.

Wong & Forer : Chrom. Res. : 2003

File pertains to the publication of an article co-written by Raymond Wong and Forer in Chromosome Research, entitled "'Signalling' between chromosomes in crane-fly spermatocytes studied using ultraviolet microbeam irradiation". Records in this file are correspondence, e-mail, and reader reviews.

Saul et al. : correspondence : 2004

File consists of e-mail exchange between Forer, Julie Brill and Daniel Saul pertaining to the writing of their article, entitled "Continuous phosphatidylinositol metabolism is required for cleavage of crane-fly spermatocytes", published in the Journal of Cell Science. Also included is Brill's response to the Journal's reviewers' comments about the article.

Wong & Forer : CBI : 2004

File pertains to the publication of an article co-written by Raymond Wong and Forer, entitled "Backwards chromosome movement in crane-fly spermatocytes after UV microbeam irradiation in the interzone and at a kinetochore", in Cell Biology International. Records in this file are correspondence, e-mail and referees' reports.

BDM note : 2005

File pertains to the publication of an article by Forer, entitled "Does BDM (2,3-butanedione monoxime inhibit non-muscle myosin", in Protoplasma. Records in this file are correspondence, e-mail, and reviewers' comments.

Forer & P.-H. : clot paper : 2005

File pertains to the publication of an article co-written by J.D. Pickett-Heaps and Forer, entitled "Fibrin clots keep non-adhering living cells in place on glass for perfusion or fixation", in Cell Biology International. Records in this file are a transfer of copyright agreement signed by Forer and a draft of the method for making clot preparations of crane-fly spermatocytes without oil, allowing uninhibited perfusion of aqueous solutions.

Fabian & Forer 2005 : LFBDM paper

File pertains to an article co-written by Lacramioara Fabian and Forer, entitled "Myosin might interact with kinetochore microtubules during anaphase in crane-fly spermatocyte spindles", first submitted to the Journal of Cell Science and Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton before its publication in Protoplasma. Records in this file are correspondence, reviewers' reports, e-mail, and a draft copy of the original article, sent to colleagues for comment. Also included in the file are photocopies of correspondence from 1994-1995 pertaining to Protoplasma's naming conventions for female and male authors.

Fabian/Forer 2007 : locust

File pertains to the publication of an article co-written by Lacramioara Fabian and Forer, entitled "Mechanisms of anaphase chromosome movements in locust spermatocytes", in Protoplasma. Records in this file are correspondence, referees' reports, e-mail, and graphs to accompany the article.

Wong et al. : 2007 : BMC Cell Biol. : notes, letters, drafts

File consists of e-mail exchanged between Forer, Julie Brill and Lacramioara Fabian pertaining to the research for and writing of their article (with Raymond Wong), entitled "Phospholipase C and myosin light chain kinase inhibition define a common step in actin regulation during cytokinesis", published in BMC Cell Biology.

Fabian et al. 2007 : calyculin paper

File pertains to the publication of an article written by Lacramioara Fabian, Joanna Troscianczuk and Forer, entitled "Calyculin A, an enhancer of myosin, speeds up anaphase chromosome movement", in Cell & Chromosome. Records in this file are correspondence, e-mail, and referees' comments.

Forer, Spurck & P-H. 2007

File pertains to the publication of an article written by Timothy Spurck, Jeremy Pickett-Heaps and Forer, entitled "Actin and myosin inhibitors block elongation of kinetochore fibre stubs in metaphase cranefly spermatocytes", in Protoplasma. Records in this file are correspondence, e-mail, referees' reports, and draft article outlines.

Fabian et al. 2007 : titin : 6 versions required!

File pertains to the publication of an article written by L. Fabian, X. Xia, D.V. Venkitaramani, K.M. Johansen, J. Johansen, D.J. Andrew and Forer, entitled "Titin in insect spermatocyte spindle fibres associates with microtubules, actin, myosin and the matrix proteins skeletor, megator and chromator", which was submitted to Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton and eventually published in the Journal of Cell Science. Records in this file are e-mail, referees' reports, and correspondence.

Titin : yrs. of correspondence (Fabian et al. 2007)

File pertains to the research for and writing of an article that would eventually become "Titin in insect spermatocyte spindle fibres associates with microtubules, actin, myosin and the matrix proteins skeletor, megator and chromator", by L. Fabian, X. Xia, D.V. Venkitaramani, K.M. Johansen, J. Johansen, D.J. Andrew and Forer and published in the Journal of Cell Science in 2007. Records in this file are e-mail and correspondence exchanged between Forer, the other authors and others between 1997 and 2007.

Forer 2008 : retrospective

File pertains to an article written by Forer, entitled "The diversity of cytoplasmic microtubules" for a 'retrospectives' series in the Journal of Cell Science. Records in this file are e-mail and page proofs for the article.

Xie & Forer 2008

File pertains to the publication of an article written by Lele Xie and Forer, entitled "Jasplakinolide, an actin stabilizing agent, alters anaphase chromosome movements in crane-fly spermatocytes", in Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. Records in this file are e-mail, correspondence and referees' reports.

Forer, Spurck & P.-H. 2008 : Protoplasma Viewpoint

File pertains to the publication of an article written by Timothy Spurck, Jeremy Pickett-Heaps and Forer, entitled "What generates flux of tubulin in kinetochore microtubules", in the 'Viewpoint' section of Protoplasma. Records in this file are e-mail, referees' reports, and correspondence.

Forer 2009 : endopolypolidy

File pertains to an article written by Forer entitled "Ploidy and division of cells of cancer and mosquito hind-gut", published in Cell Biology International. Records in this file are e-mail and a draft of the article.

Pickett-Heaps & Forer 2009

File pertains to an article co-written by Jeremy Pickett-Heaps and Forer, entitled "Mitosis: spindle evolution and the matrix model", submitted first to the Journal of Cell Science and then published in Protoplasma. Records in this file are e-mail, referees' reports, and correspondence.

Forer & P.-H. 2010 : cytokinesis MS to EJCB

File pertains to the publication of an article co-written by Jeremy Pickett-Heaps and Forer, entitled "Precocious (pre-anaphase) cleavage furrows in Mesostoma spermatocytes", in the European Journal of Cell Biology. Records in this file are correspondence, reviewers' comments, e-mail, and a list of corrections to the article proofs.

Forer 2010 : chapter in "Calling Card"

File pertains to a book chapter written by Forer, entitled "A requiem for fundamental biology", published in Academic Callings and the Past, Present, and Future of the Canadian University. Records in this file are correspondence and e-mail. A draft version of the chapter appears in the body of an e-mail in this file.

Johansen et al. 2011

File pertains to the research and writing of an article written by K.M Johansen, C. Yao, J. Girton, J. Johansen and Forer, entitled "Do nuclear envelope and intranuclear proteins reorganize during mitosis to form an elastic, hydrogel-like spindle matrix?", published in Chromosome Research. Records in this file are e-mail and a draft of the article.

Sheykhani et al. 2013

File pertains to the publication of an article written by R. Sheykhani, N. Baker, V. Gomez-Godinez, L.H. Liaw, J. Shah, M.W. Berns and Forer, entitled "The role of actin and myosin in PtK2 spindle length changes using optical tweezers", submitted to the Journal of Cell Science before its publication in Cytoskeleton. Records in this file are e-mail, reviewers' comments, and a draft of the article.

Rozhan Sheykhani 2013 : EJCB

File pertains to the publication of an article by Rozhan Sheykhani, P. Shirodkar and Forer, entitled "The role of myosin phosphorylation in anaphase chromosome movement", in the European Journal of Cell Biology. Records in this file are e-mail and referees' reports.

Ferraro-Gideon et al. 2013 : CBI

File pertains to the publication of an article by Jessica Ferraro-Gideon, Carina Hoang and Forer, entitled "Mesostoma ehrenbergii spermatocytes - a unique and advantageous cell of studying meiosis", in Cell Biology International. Records in this file are e-mail and reviewers' reports.

Forer et al 2013 : Protoplasma : cutting univalents

File consists of e-mail pertaining to the publication of an article by Jessica Ferraro-Gideon, Michael W. Berns and Forer, entitled "Distance segregation of sex chromosomes in crane-fly spermatocytes studied using laser microbeam irradiations", in Protoplasma.

Ferraro et al 2013 : M.B. of C.

File pertains to the publication of an article by Jessica Ferraro-Gideon, Rozhan Sheykhani, Qingyuan Zhu, Michelle Duquette, Michael Berns and Forer, entitled "Measurements of forces produced by the mitotic spindle using optical tweezers", in Molecular Biology of the Cell. Records in the file are e-mail and reviewers' comments.

Ferraro-Gideon et al. 2014 : Protoplasma

File consists of e-mail pertaining to the publication of an article by Jessica Ferraro-Gideon, Michael W. Berns and Forer, entitled "Distance segregation of sex chromosomes in crane-fly spermatocytes studied using laser microbeam irradiations", in Protoplasma.

Forer, Johansen, Johansen 2015

File consists of e-mail pertaining to the publication of an article by Kristen Johansen, Jorgen Johansen and Forer, entitled "Movement of chromosomes with severed kinetochore microtubules", in Protoplasma.

Helen Hay Whitney Foundation : correspondence

File pertains to a post-doctoral fellowship granted to Forer by the Helen Hay Whitney Foundation and includes correspondence, a copy of an application by Forer, memoranda, notes, an agenda and attendee lists for annual meetings of Foundation fellows, a Foundation pamphlet, and progress reports by Forer.

Grant application forms and correspondence

File consists of correspondence pertaining to Forer's inquiries to granting agencies requesting application forms and information, as well copies of blank application forms and brochures.

Applications and correspondence

File consists of Forer's applications for a Damon Runyon Research Fellowship and a National Institutes of Health fellowship, and two letters from the National Institutes of Health regarding his application.

NRC operating : 1972

File consists of Forer's application forms to the National Research Council of Canada for operating and equipment grants, notifications of decision, and an accompanying letter by Forer.

Atkinson grant receipts

File consists of an application form and related invoices pertaining to grant-in-aid of research submitted by Forer to the Atkinson College Committee on Research Grants and Sabbaticals, as well as memoranda relating to Forer's successful application for a grant from York University's President's NRC Fund in 1972.

Bermuda 1975

File consists of correspondence and a research proposal pertaining to a research project led by Forer and Arthur Zimmerman, entitled "Control of mitosis: mechanism of chromosome movement in vitro", to be conducted at the Bermuda Biological Station for Research.

McConnell Fndn.

File consists of a brochure and correspondence pertaining to an equipment grant awarded to Forer from the J.W. McConnell Foundation in 1976.

J.P. Bickell

File consists of correspondence, a research proposal, and application forms pertaining to a grant received by Forer from the J.P. Bickell Foundation to purchase a microdensitometer and audiovisual equipment for his research project.

Weston Fndn. : application : 1976

File consists of correspondence and a proposal pertaining to Forer's request to the W. Garfield Weston Charitable Foundation to fund his purchase of a microdensitometer and audiovisual equipment for a research project.

Atkinson Fndn.

File consists of correspondence, memoranda and a proposal pertaining to Forer's request to the Atkinson Charitable Foundation to fund his purchase of a microdensitometer and audiovisual equipment for a research project.

Application to the National Institutes of Health

File consists of correspondence, a summary statement and application forms pertaining to Forer's grant request to the National Institutes of Health for his project entitled "Mechanism of chromosome movement".

Equip. '75

File consists of Forer's application forms for an equipment grant from the National Research Council of Canada, a notification of decision and a request form for the next grant installation.

NCI

File consists of correspondence, application forms and referee comments pertaining to Forer's requests for research grants from the National Cancer Institute of Canada in 1974 and 1976.

Co-op grant 1976 : NRC forms

File consists of Forer's National Research Council of Canada grant application forms, correspondence and notifications of decision pertaining to a three-year co-op project and other research between 1974 and 1978.

Pres. NRC

File consists of application forms submitted by Forer for a grant from the President's National Research Council Fund , as well as a related memorandum and correspondence.

Bickell '83

File consists of correspondence and an grant application letter submitted by Forer to the P.J. Sewell Foundation in 1983, as well a 1987 letter sent by Forer to the Foundation thanking them for their support.

Pres. NSERC 1983

Item is a grant application form submitted by Forer to the York University President's NSERC Fund in spring 1983.

Atkinson '83

File consists of correspondence, notes, and an application letter written by Forer pertaining to a grant from the Atkinson Charitable Foundation for an ultraviolet microbeam apparatus.

Lighting Research Institute : April 1983

File consists of correspondence and a proposal pertaining to Forer's request for a grant from the Lighting Research Institute for his project, "Biological effects of ultraviolet light: effects on cell-division of ultraviolet light focussed to small areas of living cells".

March of Dimes : Oct. 1984

File consists of an application form submitted by Forer and a response letter pertaining to his grant request to the March of Dimes.

President's NSERC 1985/1986

File consists of two application forms submitted by Forer for the York University President's NSERC Fund in 1985 and 1986 and related correspondence.

NSERC equipment : Oct. '85

Item is an application form submitted by Forer for an equipment grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

U of T inverted scope : 1985

File consists of notes and an invoice pertaining to the purchase of an used inverted microscope by York University from the Department of Anatomy at the University of Toronto.

Killam application : 1986

File pertains to Forer's application for a Canada Council Killam Research Fellowship in 1986. Records in this file are his completed application form, a letter from the Canada Council and comments from the grant assessors.

NATO : '86/'87 w/ D.W.

File pertains to Forer's applications (with Dwayne A. Wise) for a grant from the NATO Scientific Affairs Division. Records in this file are two applications forms, correspondence, a notice of grant award, and the curriculum vitae of Dwayne A. Wise.

NSERC equip. : 1986

File pertains to two applications made by Forer to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for equipment grants. Records in this file are application forms, correspondence and invoices.

Braben : BP $ : 1987

File consists of correspondence and a magazine article about Donald Braben pertaining to a request made by Forer to British Petroleum for financial support for a research project.

Fluorescence microscope applications : 1987

File pertains to Forer's efforts to secure a grant in order to purchase a Jena or Zeiss fluorescence microscope. Records in this file are application forms, correspondence, Forer's curriculum vitae, a quotation and price list, notes, and a directory of foundations.

Sewell '87

File consists of a letter of enquiry by Forer sent to P.J. Sewell of the J.P. Bickell Foundation pertaining to a request for support to purchase a fluorescence microscope, as well as a copy of Forer's curriculum vitae.

NSERC Op. '87

File consists of application forms submitted by Forer to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for equipment and operating grants, as well as correspondence, equipment quotations, and notifications of decision.

Killam '88

File consists of Forer's application form for the Canada Council Killam Research Fellowship, as well as related correspondence and grant assessors' comments.

Ultrafluar application : summer '88

File consists of correspondence from Forer pertaining to his efforts to secure a grant to pay for a Carl Zeiss ultrafluar lens, sent to the W. Garfield Weston Foundation and the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, as well as correspondence received in response.

EMBO fellowship materials

File pertains to a travel fellowship applied for and received by Forer from the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), used to visit to Duke University in North Carolina and Case Western Reserve University in Ohio in April 1972. Records in this file are an application form and synopsis of proposed activity, acceptance forms signed by host institutions, correspondence, and a brief report by Forer regarding his trip.

1975/1976 grant applications

File pertains to grant applications made by Forer to the National Research Council, the W. Garfield Weston Foundation, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the National Cancer Institute of Canada, to fund his research on the mechanisms of mitosis, the purchase of a microdensitometer, and related travel. Records in this file are correspondence, application forms and a proposal.

NSERC travel 1977

Item is an application form for a travel grant submitted to the National Research Council of Canada.

Guggenheim appl. (Oct. '77)

File consists of a grant application form submitted by Forer to the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, an accompanying career biography about Forer, and a letter from the Foundation.

Dawn Larson : MDAC application : 1978

File pertains to a post-doctoral fellowship application to the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada by Dawn Lawson, who was supervised by Forer, for a York University research project entitled "Regulation of actins in various cells and tissues". Records in this file are an application form, transcripts, a resume and a letter from Forer.

NSERC op. grant : 1978

File pertains to a three-year operating grant issued to Forer by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for his project entitled "Mechanisms and control of chromosome movements during cell-division". Records in this file are an application form, correspondence, installment requests, and notifications of decision.

NATO grant '78

File pertains to a research grant application submitted by Forer to NATO's Research Grants Programme in 1978. Records in this file are an application form, correspondence, and a memorandum.

NCI '79 : my only one success

File pertains to a successful research grant application submitted by Forer 1979 to the National Cancer Institute of Canada for his project, "Mechanisms and control of chromosome movements". Records in this file are an application form, correspondence, and a financial statement.

Grant application materials

File pertains to Forer's grant applications submitted to York University President's NSERC Fund, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Laidlaw Foundation between 1979 and 1981. Records in this file are application forms, notifications of decision, correspondence, product brochures, and memoranda.

NATO : 1980 (for 1982)

File pertains to a research fellowship granted to Forer by NATO for his project entitled "Study of calcium (and other elements) in meiotic spindles, using electron microprobe x-ray microanalysis". Records in this file are an application form, correspondence, memoranda, a project abstract, a final academic report by Forer and an expense report.

Plotter 80-81

File consists of correspondence pertaining to grant applications made by Forer to the Atkinson Charitable Foundation, the J.P. Bickell Foundation and the Max Bell Foundation for the purchase of scientific equipment including a plotter.

1981 : applications to copy from TV screen : got Weston : camera

File pertains to Forer's applications for a grant to purchase a Honeywell video graphic recorder for a research project on the mechanisms of cell division, eventually receiving a grant from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation. Records in this file are correspondence and a product brochure for the recorder.

NSERC op. : '81 / Pres. NSERC : spring '82

File consists of grant application forms and letters pertaining to Forer's project on the mechanisms of chromosome movement during cell division, submitted to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for an operating grant in 1981, York University's University Research Fellowship in 1981, and York University's President's NSERC fund in 1982.

Beckman : NSERC '81

File consists of copies of two letters written by Forer, one to Janet Halliwell of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and one to Dominick Palotta of the University of Laval, pertaining to a meeting Forer had with a Beckman equipment salesman who had advance, private information about the recipients of NSERC equipment grants.

1981 NSERC international

File pertains to a international collaborative research grant application made by Forer to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for a research project (Electron microprobe x-ray microanalysis of calcium in meiotic spindles) to be conducted at Cambridge University. Records in this file are a draft application form, correspondence, and a notification of decision.

Pres. NSERC '82

File consists of Forer's grant application form to York University's President's NSERC Fund for fall 1982, as well his application form for an equipment grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) in 1983.

NCI '82 / Univ. Res. Fellow. '83

File consists of Forer's project description and CV submitted to York University for its University Research Fellowship in 1983, as well as a grant application form submitted by him to the National Cancer Institute of Canada in 1982.

Killam : Alberta : 1981

File consists of a copy of a letter sent by Forer to J.G. Kaplan at the University of Alberta regarding how to apply for the Killam Memorial Chair.

IDEA corp. : 1983

File consists of letters exchanged between Forer and Gregg Van Volkenburgh of the IDEA Corporation regarding Forer's idea to commercialize an ultraviolet microbeam apparatus.

Vari Fndn. 1988 : for clean air testing

File pertains to Forer's request for funding from the George and Helen Vari Foundation to purchase a contamination control cabinet. Records in this file are memoranda, correspondence and a proposal from NESA Inc., which includes a schematic of the cabinet.

Pres. NSERC : spring '88

File pertains to Forer's application (with Prof. Ron Pearlman) to the York University President's NSERC Fund in spring 1988. Records in this file are a letter, a memorandum and Forer's application form.

NSERC equip. : 1988

File pertains to Forer's application to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for an equipment grant to fund the purchase of a fluorescence microscope and image analysis system. Records in this file are an application form, a memorandum, and a notice of decision form. Also included is a notice of decision form for a three-year operating grant awarded to Forer by NSERC in 1988.

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