Background
McKnight, Jennifer Lee Cowles was born on May 31, 1952 in Neenah, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Emil Robert Fischer Junior and Sallyann (Pratt) Cowles.
McKnight, Jennifer Lee Cowles was born on May 31, 1952 in Neenah, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Emil Robert Fischer Junior and Sallyann (Pratt) Cowles.
Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University Pittsburgh, 1983.
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Chicago, 1983-1987; assistant professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1987-1992; associate professor, U. Pittsburgh, since 1992.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Microbiology, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.
Married Robert Garland McKnight (divorced).