Women in Microbiology

Department of Biology The University of Akron Akron, Ohio

1. Bonnie L. Bassler: The Group Accomplishes More than the Individual 2. Antje Boetius: Exploring the Living Infinite 3. Sallie "Penny" Chisholm and Oceans of Prochlorococcus 4. Margaret Dayhoff: Catalyst of a Quiet Revolution 5. Johanna Doebereiner: A Pioneer Among South American Scientists 6. Diana Downs: A Path of Creativity, Persistence, and Rigorous Testing 7. Nicole Dubilier: A Force of Nature 8. Katrina J. Edwards: A Force in the World of Environmental Microbiology 9. Alice Catherine Evans: The Shoulders Upon Which So Many Stand 10. Mary K. Firestone: Groundbreaking Journey of a Microbial Matriarch 11. Lady Amalia Fleming: Turbulence and Triumph 12. Katrina T. Forest: A Renaissance Woman in Microbiology 13. Elodie Ghedin: Unlocking the Genetic Code of Emerging Outbreaks 14. Jane Gibson: A Woman of Grace and Acerbic Wit 15. Millicent C. Goldschmidt: Scarred Pioneer and Protector of the Biosphere 16. Susan Gottesman: An Exceptional Scientist and Mentor 17. Carlyn Halde: Free Spirit 18. Jo Handelsman: Adviser, Teacher, Role Model, Friend 19. Caroline Harwood: With Grace, Enthusiasm, and True Grit 20. Marian Johnson-Thompson: Lifelong Mentor 21. Carol D. Litchfield: Salt of the Earth 22. Ruth E. Moore: The First African-American to Earn a Ph.D. in the Natural Sciences 23. Nancy A. Moran: The Winding Path of a Brilliant Scientific Life 24. Flora Patterson: Ensuring That No Knowledge Is Ever Lost 25. Felicitas Pfeifer: Creativity through Freedom 26. Beatrix Potter: An Early Mycologist 27. Abigail Salyers: An Almost Unbeatable Force 28 Christa Schleper: Enthusiasm and Insight in the World of Archaea 29. Marjory Stephenson: An Early Voice for Bacterial Biochemical Experimenters 30. Michele Swanson: A Rewarding Career and Life in Balance 31. The Legacy of Patricia Ann Webb: Broken Vials and Urgency 32. Donna M. Wolk: It's Never Too Late To Bloom 33. Esther Miriam Zimmer Lederberg: Pioneer in Microbial Genetics 34. Women Microbiologists at Rutgers in the Early Golden Age of Antibiotics