Ann Kiessling | |
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| Born | Ann Anderson March 29, 1942 Baker City, Oregon, U.S. |
| Alma mater | U. of Virginia (BSc.) Central Washington U. (BSc.,MS) Oregon State University (Ph.D.) UCSD (Postdoc.) |
| Occupation | Stem cell researcher |
| Known for | Discovery of reverse transcriptase activity in normal human cells, founder of the Special Program of Assisted Reproduction, director of the Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation |
Ann Kiessling (née Anderson; born March 29, 1942) is an American reproductive biologist and a researcher in human parthenogenic stem cell research at The Bedford Research Foundation. She was an associate professor in teaching hospitals of Harvard Medical School (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Faulkner Hospital, New England Deaconess, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) from 1985 until 2012.