Kathryn Bloch Horwitz

Background

Horwitz, Kathryn Bloch was born on February 20, 1941 in Sosua, Dominican Republic. Daughter of Werner Meyerstein and Olga (Schlesinger) Bloch. came to the United States, 1952.

Education

Bachelor, Barnard College, 1962. Master of Science, New York University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, 1975.

Postdoctoral, University Texas School Medicine, San Antonio, 1978.

Career

Instructor, University Texas School Medicine, San Antonio, 1978-1979; assistant professor, U. Colorado Medical School, Denver, 1979-1984; associate professor, U. Colorado Medical School, Denver, 1984-1989; professor of medicine, pathology and molecular biology, U. Colorado Medical School, Denver, since 1989. Cellular physiology panel National Science Foundation, 1985-1988. Biochemistry endocrinology study section National Institutes of Health, 1989-1993.

Member President's Cancer Panel Special Commision on Breast Cancer, 1992, Breast Cancer Task Force, National Institutes of Health, 1981-1984.

Achievements

• Kathryn Bloch Horwitz has been listed as a noteworthy molecular biologist, cancer researcher, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chair, science advisory board Cancer League of Colorado, 1987-1991. Organizer Keystone Symposia on Steroid Receptors, 1996, 98, 2000. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Member Endocrine Society (program committee 1989-1991, nominating committee 1989-1991, chair 1991, council 1992-1995, president-elect 1997-1998, president 1998-1999, immediate past president 1999-2000, member development committee since 2000), Federation Associated Societies Experimental Biology, American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Cell Biology, American Association Cancer Research (program committee 1994-1995, state legislation committee since 1993), Western Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federation American Societies Experimental Biology (board directors 2004).

Interests

• Skiing, reading, gardening, travel.

Connections

Married Lawrence David Horwitz, June 14, 1964. Children: Phillip Andrew, Carolyn Anita.

Father:

Werner Meyerstein Bloch

Mother:

Olga (Schlesinger) Bloch

Spouse:

Lawrence David Horwitz

child:

Carolyn Anita Horwitz

child:

Phillip Andrew Horwitz