Background
Smith, Helene Sheila Carettnay was born on February 13, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Joseph Cohen.
Smith, Helene Sheila Carettnay was born on February 13, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Joseph Cohen.
Bachelor of Science in Education cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania, 1967.
Postdoctoral research fellow, Princeton University, 1967-1969;
postdoctoral research fellow, National Cancer Institute, 1969-1971;
assistant research virologist cell culture laboratory school public health, University of California, Berkeley, 1971-1975;
associate research virologist, University of California, Berkeley, 1975-1977;
staff, Peralta Cancer Research Institute, Oakland, California, 1975-1989;
assistant director, Peralta Cancer Research Institute, Oakland, California, 1980-1985;
associate director, Peralta Cancer Research Institute, Oakland, California, 1985-1989;
director, Geraldine Brush Cancer Research Institute, San Francisco, since 1989. Lecturer school public health University of California, Berkeley, 1973-1978. Staff Donner Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory University of California, 1977-1982.
Graduate group in geneticsU. California, 1979-1982, adjunct associate professor, San Francisco, since 1984. Speakerin field; member special review committee National Cancer Institute, 1991, reviewer metabolic pathology study section, 1991, special review committee program project, 1988, ad hoc reviewer, 1988, 87. Adjunct committee oral contraceptives and breast cancer Institute Medicine, 1989-1990.
Member cell biology study section National Science Foundation, 1980-1984.
Speaker American Cancer Society, 1986. Member American Association for Cancer Research, American Society for Cell Biology, Society for Analytic Cytology, Tissue Culture Association.
Married Allan Smith; 1 child, Joshua.