Background
Mertz, Janet Elaine was born on August 9, 1949 in New York City. Daughter of Harry and Pauline (Schwartz) Mertz.
educator consultant molecular biology researcher
Mertz, Janet Elaine was born on August 9, 1949 in New York City. Daughter of Harry and Pauline (Schwartz) Mertz.
Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences and Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Stanford University, California, 1975.
Teaching assistant department biochemistry Stanford University, 1970-1973. Postdoctoral fellow Medical Research Council Laboratory Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England, 1975-1976. Assistant professor oncology McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research University Wisconsin, Madison, 1976-1983, associate professor oncology, 1983-1992.
Professor oncology McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research University Wisconsin, since 1992. Ad hoc member study sections National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, since 1981. Panel member National Science Foundation, 1993-1997.
Consultant Agrigenetics Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin, 1983-1984.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association for Cancer Research, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Microbiology, American Society for Virology, Association for Women in Science.
Married Jonathan Michael Kane, March 16, 1980. Children: Daniel Morris Mertz Kane, Jeremy Solomon Mertz Kane.