Nina Fedoroff

Nina V. Fedoroff
Born (1942-04-09) April 9, 1942 (age 82)
Cleveland, Ohio
Alma mater
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
ThesisPurification and Properties of Bacteriophage f2 Replicase (1972)
Doctoral advisorNorton Zinder
Nina Fedoroff
3rd Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State
Preceded byGeorge Atkinson
Succeeded byWilliam Colglazier

Nina Vsevolod Fedoroff (born April 9, 1942) is an American molecular biologist known for her research in life sciences and biotechnology, especially transposable elements or jumping genes.[1] and plant stress response.[2][3] In 2007, President George W. Bush awarded her the National Medal of Science, she is also a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[2] the European Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Microbiology.[4]

  1. ^ Dreifus, Claudia (2008-08-18). "An Advocate for Science Diplomacy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  2. ^ a b Friedberg, E. C. (2008). "Nina Fedoroff". Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 9 (10): 744–745. doi:10.1038/nrm2511. PMID 18819172. S2CID 30721901.
  3. ^ Elder, Andy (Fall 2002) Faces of Penn State, 2002: Nina Fedoroff Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine Pennsylvania State University, PennState Eberly College of Science, Retrieved 14 May 2012
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference ASPB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).