Elizabeth Marincola
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Elizabeth Mark Marincola is President
of Society for Science & the Public
(formerly known as Science Service) and former Executive Director
of The American Society for Cell Biology
. SSP owns and administers the Intel Science Talent Search
, the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair, and the Broadcom MASTERS. Marincola also serves as publisher of the magazine Science News
and the website Science News for Kids. She has made important contributions in the areas of advocating for increasing government resources and public education in science. She is an advocate of open access to the scientific literature, having served on the first National Advisory Board to Pub Med Central of the National Library of Medicine, and currently on the Board of Directors of the Public Library of Science. She also is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Krasnow Neuroscience Institute of George Mason University
. She received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University
as well as her MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business
.
Marincola is also a member of the USA Science and Engineering Festival
's Advisory Board.
Marincola is married to Francesco Marincola, a physician scientist at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. They have three children and live in Potomac, MD.
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of Society for Science & the Public
Society for Science & the Public
Society for Science & the Public , formerly known as Science Service, is a 5013 non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of science, through its science education programs and publications, including the weekly Science News magazine.Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the organization...
(formerly known as Science Service) and former Executive Director
Executive director
Executive director is a term sometimes applied to the chief executive officer or managing director of an organization, company, or corporation. It is widely used in North American non-profit organizations, though in recent decades many U.S. nonprofits have adopted the title "President/CEO"...
of The American Society for Cell Biology
The American Society for Cell Biology
American Society for Cell Biology is a learned society that was founded in 1960.Its mission statement states:- History :On 6 April 1959 the United States National Academy of Sciences passed a resolution for the establishment of a "national society of cell biology to act as a national...
. SSP owns and administers the Intel Science Talent Search
Intel Science Talent Search
The Intel Science Talent Search , known for its first 57 years as the Westinghouse Science Talent Search is a research-based science competition in the United States for high school seniors. It has been referred to as "the nation's oldest and most prestigious" science competition. In his speech...
, the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair, and the Broadcom MASTERS. Marincola also serves as publisher of the magazine Science News
Science News
Science News is an American bi-weekly magazine devoted to short articles about new scientific and technical developments, typically gleaned from recent scientific and technical journals. Science News has been published since 1922 by Society for Science & the Public, a non-profit organization...
and the website Science News for Kids. She has made important contributions in the areas of advocating for increasing government resources and public education in science. She is an advocate of open access to the scientific literature, having served on the first National Advisory Board to Pub Med Central of the National Library of Medicine, and currently on the Board of Directors of the Public Library of Science. She also is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Krasnow Neuroscience Institute of George Mason University
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
. She received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
as well as her MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford Graduate School of Business
The Stanford Graduate School of Business is one of the professional schools of Stanford University, in Stanford, California and is broadly regarded as one of the best business schools in the world.The Stanford GSB offers a general management Master of Business Administration degree, the Sloan...
.
Marincola is also a member of the USA Science and Engineering Festival
USA Science and Engineering Festival
USA Science and Engineering Festival was a science festival in Washington, D.C. that founder Larry Book deemed the country’s first national science festival. The inaugural event was held from October 10, 2010 through October 24, 2010 and was planned to be a yearly event. The two week festival...
's Advisory Board.
Marincola is married to Francesco Marincola, a physician scientist at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. They have three children and live in Potomac, MD.