Background
Smith, Cassandra Lynn was born on May 25, 1947 in New York City. Daughter of Walter Smith and Natalie (Bluestone) Smith Nolan.
Smith, Cassandra Lynn was born on May 25, 1947 in New York City. Daughter of Walter Smith and Natalie (Bluestone) Smith Nolan.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, West Virginia University, 1967. Master of Science in Medical Microbiology, West Virginia University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1974.
Postdoctoral fellow, National Institutes of Health, 1974; research associate, Columbia University, New York City, 1978-1987; assistant professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1987-1989; associate professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1988-1992; senior scientist, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1989-1992; professor biomedical engineering and biology, Boston University, since 1992; deputy director, Center Advanced Biotechnology, Boston, since 1993. Consultant Federal Maritime Commission Corporation, Philadelphia, 1986-1988, Pharmacia-LKB, Stockholm, 1986-1988, Boehringer-Mannheim Gmb, Penzberg, Federal Republic of Germany, since 1990.
Member American Society for Microbiology, Genetics Society of America, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society Human Genetics, International Human Genome Organization, Harvey Society.
Married Walter Klemperer (divorced 1978).