Background
Blackburn, Elizabeth Helen was born on November 26, 1948 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Daughter of Harold and Marcia.
Blackburn, Elizabeth Helen was born on November 26, 1948 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Daughter of Harold and Marcia.
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, University Melbourne, Australia, 1970. Master of Science in Biochemistry, University Melbourne, Australia, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology, University Cambridge, England, 1975.
Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Yale University, New Haven, 1977.
Researcher Medical Research Council Laboratory Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England, 1971—1974. Postdoctoral fellow department biology Yale University, 1975-1977. Postdoctoral fellow biochemistry University California, San Francisco, 1977-1978.
Assistant professor department molecular biology University California, Berkeley, 1978—1983, associate professor, 1983—1986, professor, 1986—1990, professor department microbiology and immunology, department biochemistry and biophysics San Francisco, since 1990, also Morris Herzstein endowed chair biology and physiology, chair department microbiology and immunology, 1993-1999. Member advisory panel on cell biology National Science Foundation, 1982—1985. Member science advisory board Walter & Eliza Hall Institute Medical Research, since 1998, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, since 2001, Huntsman Cancer Research Institute, University Utah, since 2003.
Non-resident fellow Salk Institute Biological Studies, La Jolla, California, since 2001. Member Presidential Council Bioethics, 2002—2004, National Institutes of Health National Advisory Council on Aging, 2003—2006.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Arts & Sciences, Royal Society London. Member: National Academy of Sciences (foreign associate) (Molecular Biology award 1990), Institute Medicine, American Academy Microbiology, Genetic Society of America (board directors 2000-2002), American Society Cell Biology (president 1998, E.B. Wilson medal 2001), Harvey Society New York.
Married John W. Sedat.