Nina Fedoroff
Encyclopedia
Nina Vsevolod Fedoroff is an American professor at Penn State university known for her research in life sciences and biotechnology
. She received in 2006 the National Medal of Science in the field of Biological Sciences, the highest award for lifetime achievement in scientific research in the United States
.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio
, she graduated summa cum laude in 1966 from Syracuse University
with a dual major in biology and chemistry. She received her PhD in 1972 from The Rockefeller University. Fedoroff has been honored with the Howard Taylor Ricketts
Award from University of Chicago
in 1990. In 1997 Fedoroff received the John P. McGovern
Science and Society Medal from Sigma Xi
. Fedoroff arrived at Penn State in 1995 and founded and directed the organization now known as the Huck
Institutes of the Life Sciences. In 2002, she was appointed an Evan Pugh
professor, the university's highest academic honor. She currently holds the Verne M. Willaman chair of Life Sciences.
President George W. Bush
appointed Fedoroff to the National Science Board
, which oversees the National Science Foundation
, in 2001. The foundation administers the science awards, established by Congress in 1959. She was awarded in 2003 Syracuse University
's George Arents Pioneer medal. Dr. Fedoroff was Science and Technology Adviser to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from 2007 to 2010.
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
. She received in 2006 the National Medal of Science in the field of Biological Sciences, the highest award for lifetime achievement in scientific research in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, she graduated summa cum laude in 1966 from Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
with a dual major in biology and chemistry. She received her PhD in 1972 from The Rockefeller University. Fedoroff has been honored with the Howard Taylor Ricketts
Howard Taylor Ricketts
Howard Taylor Ricketts was an American pathologist after whom the Rickettsiaceae family and the Rickettsiales are named....
Award from University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
in 1990. In 1997 Fedoroff received the John P. McGovern
John P. McGovern (physician)
John P. McGovern was an American allergist, investor and philanthropist. He established the McGovern Allergy Clinic in Houston, Texas, created the Texas Allergy Research Foundation and the John P. McGovern Foundation and co-founded the .-Education:He received his B.S. in Medicine from Duke...
Science and Society Medal from Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society is a non-profit honor society which was founded in 1886 at Cornell University by a junior faculty member and a handful of graduate students. Members elect others on the basis of their research achievements or potential...
. Fedoroff arrived at Penn State in 1995 and founded and directed the organization now known as the Huck
Lloyd Huck
John Lloyd Huck is a retired chairman of the board of the pharmaceutical firm Merck & Co., a former Penn State trustee and a current member of the Grand Destiny Campaign's steering committee...
Institutes of the Life Sciences. In 2002, she was appointed an Evan Pugh
Evan Pugh
Evan Pugh was the first president of the Pennsylvania State University, serving from 1859 until his death from cholera in 1864. An agricultural chemist, he was responsible for securing Penn State's designation in 1863 as a land-grant institution under the Morrill Land Grant Act...
professor, the university's highest academic honor. She currently holds the Verne M. Willaman chair of Life Sciences.
President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
appointed Fedoroff to the National Science Board
National Science Board
The National Science Board of the United States is composed of 25 members appointed by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate, representing the broad U.S. science and engineering community. The Board establishes the policies of the National Science Foundation within the framework...
, which oversees the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
, in 2001. The foundation administers the science awards, established by Congress in 1959. She was awarded in 2003 Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
's George Arents Pioneer medal. Dr. Fedoroff was Science and Technology Adviser to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from 2007 to 2010.