Background
Tombran-Tink, Joyce was born on April 18, 1955 in Letterkenny, Guyana. Came to the United States, 1978.
researcher molecular biologist
Tombran-Tink, Joyce was born on April 18, 1955 in Letterkenny, Guyana. Came to the United States, 1978.
General Certificate of Education, University Oxford, England, 1975. Bachelor of Science in Biology, Eastern Nazarene College, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy in Cell and Neurobiology, University Southern California, 1990.
Research intern division pharmacology Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1981-1982;
research assistant department anatomy & cell biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1982-1987;
teaching assistant School Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1987-1988;
research associate department cell biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1987-1988;
research associate, NAS, 1990-1991;
staff fellow National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1991-1993;
intramural research training award fellow, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1993-1996;
preceptor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1990-1995;
lecturer, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1995-1997;
assistant professor Department Psychology, George Washington University, Washington, since 1997;
research associate professor, Center Neurosci. Childrens National Medical Center, Washington, since 1997. Teaching assistant School Medicine University of Southern California, 1989-1990.
Presenter in field.
Member American Association Cancer Research, Society Neurosci., Association Research Vision and Ophthalmology, International Society Eye Research.
Married Fletcher L. Tink, February 15, 1980. Children: Melody Joy, Amber Rachelle, Ryan Fletcher.