Background
Shapiro, Lucille was born on July 16, 1940 in New York City. Daughter of Philip and Yetta (Stein) Cohen.
Shapiro, Lucille was born on July 16, 1940 in New York City. Daughter of Philip and Yetta (Stein) Cohen.
Bachelor, Brooklyn College, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1966.
Assistant professor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, New York City, 1967-1972;
associate professor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, New York City, 1972-1977;
Kramer professor, department chairman molecular biology, Albert Einstein College Medicine, New York City, 1977-1986;
director biological science division, Albert Einstein College Medicine, New York City, 1981-1986;
Eugene Higgins professor, department chairman microbiology, College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City, 1986-1989;
Joseph D. Grant professor development biology, Stanford University School Medicine, since 1989;
department chairman development biology, Stanford University School Medicine, 1989-1997;
Virginia and D.K. Ludwig professor department development biology, Stanford University School Medicine, since 1998. Board directors Silicon Graphics, SmithKline Beecham Beecham. Board science counselors National Institutes of Health, Washington, 1980-1984, DeWitt Stetten distinguished lecturer, 1989.
Board science advisors G.D. Searle Company, Skokie, Illinois, 1984-1986. Science advisory board Massachusetts General Hospital, 1990-1993, SmithKline Beecham Beecham, since 1993, PathoGenesis, since 1995. Board of trustees Scientists Institute for Public Information, 1990-1994.
Lecturer Harvey Society, 1993. Commencement address University of California, Berkeley, 1994. John M. Lewis lecturer Rockefeller U., 1998.
Honors lecturer New York University, 1998.
Member science board Helen Hay Witney Foundation, New York City, 1986-1994. Co-chairman advanced.bd. National Science Foundation Biology Directorate, 1988-1989.
Visiting committee, board overseers Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1987-1990. Member science board Whitehead Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1988-1993. Member science review board Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1990-1994, Cancer Center of Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1994.
Member Presidio Coun.City of San Francisco, 1991-1994. Member President Council University of California, 1991-1997. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Academy Microbiology.
Member NAS, Institute Medicine of NAS, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (nominating committee 1982, 87, county 1990-1993), American Heart Association (science advisory board 1984-1987).
Married Roy Shapiro, January 23, 1960 (divorced 1977). 1 child, Peter; married Harley H. McAdams, July 28, 1978. Stepchildren: Paul, Heather.
