Ruth Blumfeld Kundsin

Background

Kundsin, Ruth Blumfeld was born on July 30, 1916 in New York City. Daughter of John David and Emily (Krumin) Blumfeld.

Education

Bachelor, Hunter College, 1936. Master of Arts, Boston University, 1949. Doctor of Science in Public Health, Harvard University, 1958.

Doctor of Science (honorary), University Massachusetts, 1975.

Career

Microbiologist, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1951-1958; from assistant to surgery to associate staff, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 1958-1970; hospital epidemiologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 1970-1997; laboratory director, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 1976-1997; associate professor microbiology and molecular genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1976-1997; founder, manager, Kundsin Laboratory, Inc., Boston, 1981-1997. Member of advisory panel United States Pharmacopeia, Rockville, Maryland., 1980-1990.

Achievements

• Ruth Blumfeld Kundsin has been listed as a noteworthy microbiology educator, epidemiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Impact on the Fetus of Parental Sexually Transmitted Disease (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences)
  • American Society for Microbiology: Architectural Design and Indoor Microbial Pollution (Hardcover); 1988 Edition
  • (Architectural Design and Indoor Microbial Pollution ) Author: Ruth B. Kundsin Mar-1989

Membership

Fellow New York Academy of Sciences, American Academy Microbiology, Phi Beta Kappa. Member Latvian Academy of Sciences (foreign member).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, cats, environmental issues, gardening.

Connections

Married Edwin Stanley, June 17, 1935. Children: Andrea Dupree, Dennis.

Father:

John David Blumfeld

Mother:

Emily (Krumin) Blumfeld

Spouse:

Edwin Stanley

child:

Andrea Dupree Kundsin

child:

Dennis Kundsin