Karen Ann Nelson

Background

Nelson, Karen Ann was born on February 16, 1948 in Spokane, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of John Andrew and Ruth Louise Schermer.

Education

BSs in Microbiology, U. Washington, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology, U. Washington, 1975.

Career

Research assistant department microbiology, U. Washington, Seattle, 1970-1975; research assistant professor department pathology, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1983; postdoctoral fellow division tumor immunology, U. Lund, Sweden, 1975-1977; research associate, U. Lund, Sweden, 1977-1978; research associate division tumor immunology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, 1978-1984; research manager, Genetic Systems Corporation, Seattle, 1984-1988; associate director, Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, since 1988.

Achievements

• Karen Ann Nelson has been listed as a noteworthy laboratory administrator, immunology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Northwest Girlchoir, Seattle, since 1988. Member American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, American Association Immunologists, Clinical Immunology Society, Transplantation Society.

Connections

Married Randall Paul Nelson, August 7, 1971. Children: Siri Oranda, Peder Andreas.

Father:

John Andrew Schermer

Mother:

Ruth Louise Schermer

Spouse:

Randall Paul Nelson

child:

Peder Andreas Nelson

child:

Siri Oranda Nelson