Joanne Chory is a prominent American plant biologist and geneticist of Lebanese descent, born in 1955. She is a professor and director of the Molecular and Cellular Plant Biology Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Additionally, Chory is an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and holds the Howard H. and Miriam R. Newman Chair in Plant Biology. She is also an assistant professor of cellular and developmental biology at the University of California, San Diego.
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Your next birthday is 270 days away.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Joanne
God is gracious
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Joanne Chory belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Methuen
Educated At: University of Illinois system | Oberlin College | Harvard Medical School | Harvard University
Occupation: botanist | university teacher | biologist
Employers: Salk Institute for Biological Studies | University of California, San Diego
Awards Received: EMBO Membership | Foreign Member of the Royal Society | Pearl Meister Greengard Prize | William O. Baker Award for Initiatives in Research | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science | Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences | Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research | L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science | Genetics Society of America Medal | Gruber Prize in Genetics
Astrology Analysis
Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.

Ephemeris for March 19, 1955
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 19, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for March 19, 2025 |
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Sun | 28 Pisces 19 | 29 Pisces 20 | 6 Gemini 35 |
Moon | 2 Aquarius 4 | 28 Scorpio 12 | 8 Virgo 13 |
Mercury | 2 Pisces 21 | 8 Aries 17 | 27 Gemini 20 |
Venus | 17 Aquarius 17 | 4 Aries 45 | 11 Taurus 2 |
Mars | 14 Taurus 47 | 20 Cancer 5 | 1 Cancer 45 |
Jupiter | 19 Cancer 40 | 14 Gemini 14 | 26 Cancer 59 |
Saturn | 21 Scorpio 24 | 22 Pisces 55 | 17 Scorpio 0 |
Uranus | 23 Cancer 41 | 24 Taurus 15 | 25 Cancer 0 |
Neptune | 27 Libra 37 | 29 Pisces 35 | 25 Libra 52 |
Pluto | 24 Leo 48 | 3 Aquarius 19 | 24 Leo 24 |
Rahu | 1 Capricorn 18 | 27 Pisces 22 | 27 Sagittarius 35 |
Ketu | 1 Cancer 18 | 27 Virgo 22 | 27 Gemini 35 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2025
Note: Multiple transits occurring in close proximity often signify a major event in a person's life.Joanne Chory's 2025 Transits to Natal Planets
- Saturn sextile Mars
Exact: 11 January, 2025 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 31 January, 2025 - Mars aspects Venus
Exact: 10 February, 2025 - Rahu conjunction Sun
Exact: 20 February, 2025 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 22 March, 2025 - Jupiter trine Venus
Exact: 11 April, 2025 - Mars opposition Moon
Exact: 21 April, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Sun
Exact: 11 May, 2025 - Mars square Saturn
Exact: 31 May, 2025 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Ketu
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Jupiter opposition Rahu
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 20 June, 2025 - Saturn square Rahu
Exact: 10 July, 2025 - Mars square Rahu
Exact: 09 August, 2025 - Mars aspects Mars
Exact: 29 August, 2025 - Saturn conjunction Sun
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Jupiter conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 18 September, 2025 - Jupiter trine Saturn
Exact: 28 September, 2025 - Mars square Venus
Exact: 18 October, 2025 - Mars square Mercury
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Mars aspects Ketu
Exact: 07 November, 2025 - Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 17 December, 2025 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 17 December, 2025