Background
Downs, Cornelia Mitchell was born on December 20, 1892 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Henry Mitchell and Lily (Campbell) Downs.
Downs, Cornelia Mitchell was born on December 20, 1892 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Henry Mitchell and Lily (Campbell) Downs.
Bachelor of Arts Kansas, 1915. AM, University Kansas, 1920. Doctor of Philosophy, University Kansas, 1924.
Postgraduate, University Chicago, 1921.
Member of faculty, U. Kansas, from 1917; successively instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, professor bacteriology, U. Kansas, from 1935. Visiting investigator Rockefeller Institute, 1939-1940. Civilian expert bacteriology Chemical Warfare Service, Camp Detrick, Maryland., 1934-1945, consultant, from 1945.
Fellow New York Academy of Sciences. Member American Association Immunologists, American Society Pathology and Bacteriology, Society of America Bacteriologists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, Sigma Xi, Delta Delta Delta, Phi Sigma.