Marilyn Farquhar
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Marilyn Gist Farquhar is a pathologist and cellular biologist
with a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley
. She has won the E. B. Wilson Medal
and the FASEB Excellence in Science Award
. She worked at Yale University
from 1973 to 1990. She was married to Nobel Laureate George Emil Palade
from 1970 to his death.
Cell biology
Cell biology is a scientific discipline that studies cells – their physiological properties, their structure, the organelles they contain, interactions with their environment, their life cycle, division and death. This is done both on a microscopic and molecular level...
with a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
. She has won the E. B. Wilson Medal
E. B. Wilson Medal
The American Society for Cell Biology's highest honor for science, the E.B. Wilson Medal is presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for significant and far-reaching contributions to cell biology over the course of a career. It is named after Edmund Beecher Wilson.- Medalists :The following...
and the FASEB Excellence in Science Award
FASEB Excellence in Science Award
The Excellence in Science Award was established by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology in 1989 to recognize outstanding achievement by women in biological science. All women who are members of one or more of the societies of FASEB are eligible for nomination...
. She worked at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
from 1973 to 1990. She was married to Nobel Laureate George Emil Palade
George Emil Palade
George Emil Palade was a Romanian cell biologist. Described as "the most influential cell biologist ever", in 1974 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, together with Albert Claude and Christian de Duve. The prize was granted for his innovations in electron microscopy and...
from 1970 to his death.