Jean Vance

Professor
Jean E. Vance
Ph.D., F.R.S.C.
Jean Vance in 2017
Born
Glasgow, Scotland
CitizenshipBritish and Canadian
PartnerDennis E. Vance
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Wilhelm Bernhard International Lifetime Achievement Prize, EMBO (2018)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of California, San Diego
University of Pittsburgh
Doctoral advisorRonald Bentley, University of Pittsburgh

Jean Vance is a British-Canadian biochemist. She is known for her pioneering[1][2] work on subcellular organelles and for her discovery of a connection between the endoplasmic reticulum and the mitochondrial membrane.[3] She is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Alberta, Canada and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

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  2. ^ Bayer, Emmanuelle M.; Calì, Tito; Giordano, Francesca; Hamacher-Brady, Anne; Pellegrini, Luca (2019). "EMBO Workshop: Membrane Contact Sites in Health and Disease". Contact. 2: 251525641982593. doi:10.1177/2515256419825931. ISSN 2515-2564. PMC 6544536. PMID 31157321.
  3. ^ "Jean Vance | Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry". www.ualberta.ca. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.