Background
Bowen, Sarane Thompson was born on December 11, 1927 in Des Moines. Daughter of Oliver Perkins and Arabella (Macomber) Thompson.
Bowen, Sarane Thompson was born on December 11, 1927 in Des Moines. Daughter of Oliver Perkins and Arabella (Macomber) Thompson.
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1952.
Instructor, San Francisco College for Women, 1953-1954; instructor, assistant professor, associate professor biology, San Francisco State University, 1956-1959; professor, San Francisco State University, 1969-1989; professor emeritus, San Francisco State University, since 1989. Visiting professor department genetics Stanford (California) U., 1968-1970. Visiting scientist Bodega (California) Marine Laboratory, University of California, 1990-1991.
Board directors Romberg Environmental Center, Tiburon, California, since 1991. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, California Academy of Sciences. Member Genetics Society of America.