Background
Fuchs, Elaine V. was born on May 5, 1950 in Hinsdale, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Louis H. and Viola L. (Lueck) Fuchs.
Fuchs, Elaine V. was born on May 5, 1950 in Hinsdale, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Louis H. and Viola L. (Lueck) Fuchs.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with highest distinction, University Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Princeton University, 1977. Doctor of Science (honorary), Mount Sinai University, 2003.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Illinois, 2006.
Postdoctoral fellow department biology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977-1980. Assistant professor University Chicago, Department Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, 1980—1985, associate professor, 1985—1988. Amgen Professor Basic Sciences University Chicago, 1988—2002.
Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute, since 1988. Rebecca C. Lancefield professor mammalian cell biology and development Rockefeller University, New York City, since 2002. Member review board chair Searle Scholar, 1996—1998.
Member review board Burroughs Welcome, 1998—2005. Member advisory council to National Institutes of Health director, 1996—2000. Member scientific advisory board Rikagaku Kenkyūsho Development Biology Institute, Kobe, Japan, since 2001, Whitehead Institute, since 2003, Sirna Pharmaceutical Company, 2005—2007, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, since 2009.
Board directors Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, since 2004. Member scientific review board Weizmann Institute, since 2005, Life Sciences, European Research Council, since 2009. Member scientific board, CBRI Institute for Biomedical Research Harvard Medical, since 2006.
Member selection committee Pezcoller Foundation award, 2007. National Cancer Institute RFA panel stem cells, 08. Distinguished visiting scientist, Singapore, 04.
Invited lecturer in field. Speaker in field.
Fellow New York Academy Sciences, American Philosophical Society, American Association of Advertising Agencies. Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Academy Microbiology, IOM, American Society Cell Biology (president, 2001), Harvey Society(president-elect 2007-2008), National Academy of Sciences (council member 2001-2004, chair selection committee, Richard Lounsbery award since 2005.class II membership committee, since 2005), German Society Dermatology, International Society for Stem Cell Research (member board scientific directors 2007, vice president 2008, president-elect 2010), Rosalind Franklin Society (founding board member), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married David T. Hansen, September 10, 1988.