Nancy Hopkins | |
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| Born | Nancy Doe June 16, 1943[1] New York City, US[1] |
| Alma mater | Radcliffe College Harvard |
| Spouse(s) | Brooke Hopkins (1967-1973) J. Dinsmore Adams Jr. (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology |
| Institutions | MIT |
| Website | https://biology.mit.edu/profile/nancy-hopkins/ |
Nancy Hopkins, an American molecular biologist, (née Doe, born June 16, 1943) is the Amgen, Inc. Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1][2] She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is known for her research identifying genes required for zebrafish development, and for her earlier research on gene expression in the bacterial virus lambda, and on mouse RNA tumor viruses. She is also known for her work promoting equality of opportunity for women scientists in academia.
- ^ a b c Brownlee, Christen (August 31, 2004). "Biography of Nancy Hopkins". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 101 (35): 12789–12791. doi:10.1073/pnas.0405554101. PMC 516473. PMID 15328401.
- ^ Appel, A. (2012). "A passion for science without barriers: Nancy Hopkins, renowned champion of gender equality, looks back over her career". Nature. 481 (7379): 13. doi:10.1038/481013a. PMID 22222731.