Background
Steitz, Joan Argetsinger was born on January 26, 1941 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Glenn D. and Elaine (Magnusson) Argetsinger.
Steitz, Joan Argetsinger was born on January 26, 1941 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Glenn D. and Elaine (Magnusson) Argetsinger.
Bachelor of Science, Antioch College, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1967. Doctor of Science (honorary), Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1981.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Rochester University School Medicine, 1984. Doctor of Science (honorary), Mount Sinai School Medicine, 1989. Doctor of Science (honorary), Bates College, 1990.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Trinity College, 1992. Doctor of Science (honorary), Harvard University, 1992. Doctor of Science (honorary), Brandeis University, 2002.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Brown University, 2003. Doctor of Science (honorary), Princeton University, 2003. Doctor of Science (honorary), Watson School Biological Sciences, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2004.
National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow, Andorra, 1967—1969. Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund Fellow, Division Cell Biology Medical Research Council Laboratory Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England, 1967—1970. Assistant professor molecular biophysics and biochemistry Yale University, New Haven, 1970-1974, associate professor, molecular biophysics and biochemistry, 1974-1978, professor, molecular biophysics and biochemistry, 1978—1992, Henry Ford II professor molecular biophysics and biochemistry, 1992—1998, chairman department molecular biophysics and biochemistry, 1996—1999, director molecular genetics program Boyer Center Molecular Medicine, Sterling professor molecular biophysics and biochemistry, since 1998.
Josiah Macy Scholar Max Planck Institute fur Biophysikalische Chemie (Göttingen), Germany and Medical Council Center, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England, 1976—1977. Fairchild Distinguished Fellow California Institute Technology, Pasadena, California, 1984—1985. Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University, since 1986.
Scientific director Jane Coffin Child Fund for Medical Research, 1991—2002. Director, molecular genetics program Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine. Member visiting committee for biology division Caltech, California Institute Technology, since 1999.
Member basic sciences scientific advisory board Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, since 2001. Member scientific advisory board, biology division Molecular Biology Department, Princeton University, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (Göttingen), since 1999. Member Lasker Awards Jury, since 2001, Jury for L'Oréal United Nations Educational award, since 2001.
Member scientific advisory committee Science Foundation Ireland, since 2002.
Board overseers Harvard University, since 2003. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Microbiology. Member: National Academy of Sciences, Institute Medicine, Academia Europaea, Japanese Biochemical Society (honorary), European Molecular Biology Organization (associate), Connecticut Academy Sciences and Engineering, American Philosophical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Married Thomas A. Steitz, August 20, 1966. 1 child Jon.