Jane Silverthorne | |
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| Born | July 26, 1953 Somerset, England |
| Died | August 15, 2022 (aged 69) Arlington, Virginia, USA |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plant biology |
| Thesis | Chloroplast gene expression during leaf development |
| Doctoral advisors | R. John Ellis |
Jane Silverthorne (July 26, 1953 – August 15, 2022) was a biologist based in America who worked on plant development in response to light. She became a program officer at the National Science Foundation in the USA as well as a Senior Policy Analyst for the White House Office on Science and Technology.