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Arthur Forer fonds

  • F0165
  • Fonds
  • 1959-2017

Fonds consists of records pertaining to Forer’s work as a scientist and as a professor in the Department of Biology at York University, including course materials, lecture notes, grant applications, correspondence, photographs and drawings. Also included in the fonds are video recordings of Forer lecturing on cell division for five episodes of CTV’s “University of the Air: textbook to real life” program, recorded in 1974 and aired on television in 1978.

Forer, Arthur

Correspondence

Series consists of Forer’s professional correspondence, which includes correspondence and forms pertaining to grant and fellowship applications, correspondence with other scientists and colleagues, correspondence pertaining to the submission of articles for publication in scholarly journals, and his work-related correspondence managed by the Department of Biology secretary at York University. Included in some files are photographs and drawings of cells from Forer’s experiments.

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.

NSERC 2013

File pertains to Forer's successful application for a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) five-year Discovery Grant. File includes an application form (on DVD), correspondence, grant summaries, reviewers' reports, and e-mail. Also included in the file is a copy of Forer's personal data form for a 2009 NSERC grant application.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Personal data form (NSERC)

Item is a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) personal data form submitted by Forer in support of a NSERC grant application (not included).

Good NSERC reviews

File consists of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada referees' reports praising Forer's work and proposals.

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.

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.

NSERC 2008

File pertains to Forer's application for a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) five-year Discovery Grant. Records in this file are an application form, referees' reports, a highly qualified personnel list, e-mail, and a copy of a 2004 letter pertaining to his previous NSERC grant.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Teaching files

Series consists of files pertaining to courses taught by Forer at York University’s Department of Biology. These files include course materials such as syllabi, outlines, reading lists, handouts, examinations and tests, as well as correspondence and Forer’s lecture notes.

BIO 5055 : Sept.-Oct. 2005

File consists of materials pertaining to this course taught by Forer, including several versions of a take-home test (with answers), e-mail, handouts, and Forer's handwritten lecture notes.

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.

Letters about crane flies

File consists of incoming and copies of outgoing correspondence exchanged by Forer with other scientists regarding the nature, transfer and cultivation of various types of crane flies.

Mesostoma letters

File consists of e-mail and correspondence sent and received by Forer pertaining to his queries to other scientists about methods and tips for the rearing of Mesostoma.

BIO 5055 : 2005 : handouts

File consists of materials pertaining to this course taught by Forer, including an e-mail, a course outline, handouts, a master copy of the final take-home exam for BIO 4190 (1990), and a take-home test and answers for BIO 363.4 (1975).

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.

Attempts to suppress/censor my work

File consists of e-mail, correspondence and a note written by Forer pertaining to examples and anecdotes of fellow scientists attempting to discredit Forer's work.

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.

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.

NSERC 2003 : submitted forms

File pertains to Forer's successful application for a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) five-year Discovery Grant. Records in this file are an application form, consent forms signed by graduate students formerly supervised by Forer (listed as highly qualified personnel), correspondence, referees' reports and e-mail.

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.

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.

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.

Plagiarism : BIO 4140 : autumn 2001

File pertains to a plagiarism/academic dishonesty case involving a student in one of Forer's classes. Records in this file include a case decision, e-mail, copies of the student's assignments and Forer's comments, correspondence, and copies of the assignment handouts.

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.

BIO 4140 : 1997, 1999, 2001

File consists of materials pertaining to sessions of this course taught by Forer in winter and fall of 2001, in fall 1999 and in fall 1997. Records in this file include take-home exams and assignments, course outlines and handouts, journal articles, reference lists, Forer's handwritten lecture notes, and correspondence. A reference list from 1976 and a take-home exam from 1995 are also part of this file.

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.

A. Forer : attempt to not-retire at age 65

File consists of correspondence, memoranda, e-mail, a CV and an agenda pertaining to Forer's request to delay his retirement (mandatory at age 65) from York University's Department of Biology in 2001.

Grad optics : 1998

File consists of materials pertaining to BIO 4140, taught by Forer, including his handwritten notes, handouts, and test questions.

Webster '97 (preliminary)

File pertains to Forer's 1996 and 1997 applications to the R. Howard Webster Foundation and the Eric T. Webster Foundation for a research grant. Records in this file are two grant proposal packages, consisting of a letter of introduction, research summary, budget and Forer's CV. Also included in the file is correspondence pertaining to funding granted to Forer by the Eric T. Webster Foundation for the purchase of micropoint laser scissors in 1999.

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