Background
Counce-Nicklas, Sheila Jean was born on March 18, 1927 in Hayes Center, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of Hardy Melva and Florence Ruth (Enyeart) Counce-Nicklas.
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Sheila Jean Counce-Nicklas, American Cell biology educator. Fulbright scholar, 1950, 51; Atkinson fellow American Association of University Women, 1952; MacCauley fellow, 1955-1956; visiting science fellow Max-Planck Institute, Tubingen, Germany, 1972-1973; visiting professor Zoological Institute, Siena, Italy, 1979; National Science Foundation grantee, 1957-1981.
Education
Bachelor, University Colorado, 1948. Master of Arts, University Colorado, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Edinburgh University, (Scotland), 1954.
Postgraduate, Edinburgh University, (Scotland), 1956. Postgraduate (National Science Foundation fellow), University Zurich, 1957.
Career
Research associate, (Jackson Laboratory), Bar Harbor, Maine., 1954-1955; research associate, Yale University, New Haven, 1957-1965; assistant professor department anatomy, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1965-1972; associate professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1972-1978; professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1978-1988; professor department cell biology, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1988-1995; professor emeritus, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1995. Member cell biology panel National Institutes of Health, 1977-1979.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Cell Biology, Society Development Biology, American Society Naturalists, American Zoologists, Genetics Society of America, History of Science Society, British Society History of Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married R. Bruce Nicklas, September 17, 1960.
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Political Party
Democrat
Education
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1948
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1950
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1954
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1956
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1957
Career
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1954 - 1955
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1957 - 1965
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1965 - 1972
Awards
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Fulbright scholar, 1950, 51. Atkinson fellow American Association of University Women, 1952. MacCauley fellow, 1955-1956. Visiting science fellow Max-Planck Institute, Tubingen, Germany, 1972-1973. Visiting professor Zoological Institute, Siena, Italy, 1979. National Science Foundation grantee, 1957-1981.Fulbright scholar, 1950, 51. Atkinson fellow American Association of University Women, 1952. MacCauley fellow, 1955-1956.
Visiting science fellow Max-Planck Institute, Tubingen, Germany, 1972-1973. Visiting professor Zoological Institute, Siena, Italy, 1979. National Science Foundation grantee, 1957-1981.