Background
Furtado, Dolores was born on July 4, 1938 in West Warwick, Rhode Island, United States. Daughter of Jesse and Mary Estelle (Moniz) Furtado.
State Legislator biology professor
Furtado, Dolores was born on July 4, 1938 in West Warwick, Rhode Island, United States. Daughter of Jesse and Mary Estelle (Moniz) Furtado.
Bachelor of Science in Bacteriology, Cornell University, 1960. Master of Science, University Michigan, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1966.
Bacteriologist Kent County Hospital, Warwick, Rhode Island, 1959. Research associate Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1960-1961. National Institutes of Health predoctoral fellow University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1961-1965, F.G. Novy fellow, 1965-1966.
Postdoctoral fellow Guy's Hospital Medical School, London, 1966-1967, Yale University, New Haven, 1967-1969. Assistant professor microbiology to associate professor University Kansas Medical School, Kansas City, 1970-1982, professor, 1982—2001, vice chairman microbiology, 1985-1988. Member District 19 Kansas House of Representatives, 2009—2010, member health and human services committee, aging and long term care committee, economic development and tourism committee, joint committee on arts & cultural resources, taxation committee.
Councillor Cornell University Council, Ithaca, New York, 1991-1995.
Member American Association of University Professors (president Kansas conference 1992-1994, 96—, councilor 1992-1995, 97—), American Society Microbiology (councilor 1987-1994), Missouri Valley Microbiology Society (president 1986-1987), Sigma Xi (president University Kansas Medical Center chapter 1981-1982).