Gale Bunce Schmidt

Background

Schmidt, Gale Bunce was born on September 2, 1944 in Summit, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of Stanley Chalmers and Lillis (Jackson) Bunce.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Allegheny College, 1966; Master of Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1970.

Career

Research assistant, United States Veterans Administration Hospital., Charleston, South Carolina., 1966-1967; microbiologist, United States Veterans Administration Hospital., Albany, New York, 1969-1970; senior bacteriologist, New York State Department Health, Albany, 1970-1979; associate bacteriologist, New York State Department Health, Albany, since 1979.

Achievements

• Achievements include discovery of predictive marker for disease or relatively rapid progression to disease in infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1, the causative agent of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

Membership

Member Union for Concerned Scientists, since 1985. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Microbiology (editor newsletter Eastern New York branch 1980-1983, councilor 1983-1985).

Connections

Married Andrew Rowan Schmidt, June 25, 1966. Children: Susan Lisa, Carl Andrew.

Father:

Stanley Chalmers Bunce

Mother:

Lillis (Jackson) Bunce

Spouse:

Andrew Rowan Schmidt

child:

Susan Lisa Schmidt

child:

Carl Andrew Schmidt