Background
Barkay, Tamar was born on September 7, 1947 in Hedera, Israel. Daughter of Avraham and Shoshana (Lasker) Barkai. came to the United States, 1976.
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Tamar Barkay
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Tamar Barkay, American Microbial ecologist, researcher. Achievements include pioneer application of DNA probes as a tool in studies on the activities of microorganisms in the environment; characterized and identified the role of microbial reactions in the geochemical cycling of mercury. Recipient Postdoctoral fellowship Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, 1981; named associate National Research Council, Washington, 1985.
Education
Military Staff Committee, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, Israel, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Maryland., 1980.
Career
Postdoctoral fellow, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, 1981-1982; postgraduate researcher, University of California, Irvine, 1982-1983; assistant researcher, University of California, Irvine, 1983-1984; research microbiologist, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Breeze, Florida, since 1984. Member review board American Society Microbiology, Washington, 1990-1993, Elec. Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 1990-1991.
