Benita Schulman Katzenellenbogen

Background

Katzenellenbogen, Benita Schulman was born on April 11, 1945 in New York City. Daughter of Max and Miriam G. (Schulman).

Education

Bachelor, CUNY, 1965; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, Harvard University, 1970.

Career

Research fellow endocrinology, National Institutes of Health, 1970-1971; from assistant professor to professor, University of Illinois, University of Illinois College Medicine, Urbana, 1970-1982; professor physiology, cell and structural biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1982. Visiting professor department biochemistry and biophysics University of California, San Francisco, 1977-1978. Member endocrinology study section National Institutes of Health, 1979-1983, biochemistry endocrinology study section, since 1995.

Member science board National Institute Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 1983-1987. Member international organization committee International Congress on Hormones and Cancer, since 1987. Co-chairman Gordon Research Conference Hormone Action, 1988.

Member Waterman award committee National Science Foundation, 1989-1991.

Achievements

• Benita Schulman Katzenellenbogen has been listed as a noteworthy Physiology and cell biology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Physiological Society, Endocrine Society (publications committee 1981-1983, program committee 1983-1987, county 1989-1992, Ernst Oppenheimer award for meritorious research 1984), American Association Cancer Research (task force endocrinology 1987-1989), Society Study Reproduction, International Society Endocrinology (central committee since 1988), American Cancer Society (advising committee on biochemistry and endocrinology 1989-1993).

Connections

2 children.

Father:

Max Katzenellenbogen

Mother:

Miriam G. (Schulman) Katzenellenbogen