Background
Vaughan, Martha was born on August 4, 1926 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of John Anthony and Luciel (Ellingen) Vaughan.
Vaughan, Martha was born on August 4, 1926 in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of John Anthony and Luciel (Ellingen) Vaughan.
Bachelor of Philosophy, University Chicago, Illinois, 1944. Doctor of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1949.
Intern, New Haven Hospital, Connecticut, 1950-1951; research fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1951-1952; research fellow, National Heart Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1952-1954; member research staff, National Heart Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1954-1968; head metabolism section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Bethesda, 1968-1974; acting chief molecular disease branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, 1974-1976; chief cell metabolism laboratory, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, 1974-1994; deputy chief pulmonary and critical care medicine branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, since 1994. Member metabolism study section National Institutes of Health, 1965-1968. Member board science counselors National Institute Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 1988-1991.
Board directors Foundation Advanced Education in Sciences, Inc., Bethesda, 1979-1992, executive committee, 1980-1992, treasurer, 1984-1986, vice president, 1986-1988, president, 1988-1990. Member Yale University Council committee medical affairs, New Haven, 1974-1980. Member National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Society Biological Chemists (chairman public committee 1984-1986), Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation.
Married Jack Orloff, August 4, 1951 (deceased December 1988). Children: Jonathan Michael, David Geoffrey, Gregory Joshua.