Background
Thompson, Dorothea Kathleen was born on May 25, 1963 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Charles Carr and Deborah Ann (Eavenson) Thompson.
Thompson, Dorothea Kathleen was born on May 25, 1963 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Charles Carr and Deborah Ann (Eavenson) Thompson.
Bachelor in English and Microbiology, University Tennessee, 1986. Master of Science in Microbiology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute/State University, 1989. Master of Arts in English, Pennsylvania State University, 1992.
Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, Ohio State University, 1997.
Graduate research assistant department anaerobic microbiology Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1986-1989. Graduate teaching assistant/lecturer department English Pennsylvania State, University Park, Pennsylvania, 1990-1992. Graduate research and teaching associate department microbiology Ohio State, Columbus, 1992-1997.
ORISE postdoctoral fellow Food and Drug Administration/CBER division bacterial products, Rockville, Maryland, 1998—1999. Research associate environmental science division Microbial Genomics Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, 1999—2002. Research staff scientist Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2002—2005, group leader microbial ecology and functional genomics group, 2004—2005.
Professor department biological science Purdue University, since 2005. Teaching assistant Howard Hughes Scholars Institute in Genetics, University Park, 1992. Vice-speaker Virginia Polytechnic Institute Graduate Student Assembly, Blacksburg, 1987-1988.
Graduate student representative Council on Research and Graduate Studies, Columbus, 1993-1994. Departmental delegate Ohio State Council Graduate Students, 1993-1994.
Member National Organization for Women, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Women in Science, American Society Microbiology, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.