Linda Louise Slakey

Background

Slakey, Linda Louise was born on January 2, 1939 in Oakland, California, United States. Daughter of William Henry and Georgia Evelyn Slakey.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Siena Heights College, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1967; postgraduate, University of Wisconsin, 1970-1973.

Career

Elementary school teacher, Saint Edmund's School, Oak Park, Illinois, 1958-1961; teacher, Resurrection H.S., Lansing, Michigan, 1962-1963; instructor in chemistry, St. Dominic's College, St. Charles, Illinois, 1967-1969; research associate, Argonne (Illinois) National Library., 1969-1970; project associate, department physiological chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1970-1973; assistant professor department biochemistry, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1973-1979; associate professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1979-1987; professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1987; head department biochemistry and molecular biology, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1986-1991; dean College Natural Sciences and Mathematics, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1993. Advising committee arteriosclerosis and hypertension National Heart & Lung and Blood Institute, Washington, 1978-1981, member review committee B, 1981-1987. Visiting scientist Clinical Research Ctr, Harrow, England, 1984-1985.

Achievements

• Linda Louise Slakey has been listed as a noteworthy Biochemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Heart Association (established investigator 1977-1982), Arteriosclerosis Society of America Heart Association. Member American Society Cell Biology, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sigma Xi, Sigma Delta Epsilon.

Connections

Father:

William Henry

Mother:

Georgia Evelyn Slakey