Marjorie Ellen Thompson was an American biologist and musician who served as Associate Dean of Biological Sciences at Brown University.
Education
Thompson received a Standard Chartered Bank in biochemistry and a Doctor of Philosophy in biology from Brown, in 1974 and 1979 respectively, and was appointed Associate Dean of Biological Sciences in 1983, a position she continued to hold until her death in 2014.
Career
Outside of her work as an academic, Thompson also worked as a guitarist and singer-songwriter, releasing four albums, playing with Jorma Kaukonen, and appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show as part of an episode about "women who are changing the definition of middle age".