Background
Osborn, Mary Jane Merten was born on September 24, 1927 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Arthur John and Vivien Naomi (Morgan) Merten.
Osborn, Mary Jane Merten was born on September 24, 1927 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Arthur John and Vivien Naomi (Morgan) Merten.
Bachelor, University California, Berkeley, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1958.
Postdoctoral fellow, department microbiology New York University School Medicine, New York City, 1959-1961, instructor, 1961-1962, assistant professor, 1962-1963. Assistant professor department molecular biology Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, New York, 1963-1966, associate professor, 1966-1968. Professor department microbiology University Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, since 1968, department head, 1980—2002, professor department molecular, microbial and structural biology, since 2003.
Member board science counselors National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1975-1979. Member National Science Board, 1980-1986. Advisory council National Institute General Medical Science, 1983-1986, division research grants National Institutes of Health, 1989-1994, chair, 1992-1994.
Trustee Bioscience Information Systems, 1986-1991, chair, 1990-1991. Member German American Academy Council, 1994-1997. Member space science board National Research Council, 1994-2000, chair committee space biology and medicine, 1994-2000.
Cochair committee on indications for waterborne pathogens, 2002-2003.
Member research committee American Heart Association, 1972-1977, chair, 1976-1977. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences (council 1988-1991), National Academy of Sciences (council 1990-1993, committee science engineering public policy 1993-1996). Member American Academy Microbiology (board governors 1994-2000), American Federation Society Experimental Biology (president 1982-1983), American Society Biological Chemists (president 1981-1982), American Society Microbiology.
Married Ralph Kenneth Osborn, October 26, 1950.