Background
Shirley, Brenda Winkel was born on April 14, 1957 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Daughter of Berend Willem and Sophia (Zurel) Winkel.
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Brenda Winkel Shirley
Edit ProfilePlant molecular biology educator
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Southern Illinois U., 1978; Master of Science in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois U., 1981; Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics, U. Georgia, 1989.
Career
Research technician, Mount Sinai Hospital, Bronx (New York) Veterans Administration Hospital., 1981-1982; laboratory technician, supervisor, Pall Corporation, Glen Cove, New York, 1982-1984; postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University Medical School-Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1989-1992; assistant professor department biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1992-1997; associate professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Judge Blue Ridge Highlands Regional Science Fair, Wytheville, Virginia, since 1993. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Society for Plant Molecular Biology, American Society PlantPhysiologists, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married James Harry Westwood, March 6, 1998.
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Nationality
American