Women in microbiology. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Rachel J. Whitaker, Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois ; and Hazel A. Barton, Department of Biology, the University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.
• Editors: Whitaker, Rachel J; Barton, Hazel A
• Contents: Bonnie L. Bassler: the group accomplishes more than the individual / Nina Molin Hoyland-Kroghsbo -- Antje Boetius: exploring the living infinite / Jeffrey Marlow -- Sallie "Penny" Chisholm and oceans of Prochlorococcus / Sophie Rowland and Vanja Klepac-Ceraj -- Margaret Dayhoff: catalyst of a quiet revolution / Jamie E. Henzy -- Johanna Döbereiner: a pioneer among South American scientists / Graciela Brelles-Marino -- Diana Downs: a path of creativity, persistence, and rigorous testing / Norma C. Martinez-Gomez -- Nicole Dubilier: a force of nature / Elizabeth G. Wilbanks -- Katrina J. Edwards: a force in the world of environmental microbiology / John R. Spear -- Alice Catherine Evans: the shoulders upon which so many stand / Lorraine A. Findlay -- Mary K. Firestone: groundbreaking journey of a microbial matriarch / Jennifer Pett-Ridge -- Lady Amalia Fleming: turbulence and triumph / Joudeh B. Freij and Bishara J. Freij -- Katrina T. Forest: a renaissance woman in microbiology / Katherine McMahon -- Elodie Ghedin: unlocking the genetic code of emerging outbreaks / Tamara Lewis Johnson -- Jane Gibson: a woman of grace and acerbic wit / Caroline S. Harwood -- Millicent C. Goldschmidt: scarred pioneer and protector of the biosphere / Hazel A. Barton -- Susan Gottesman: an exceptional scientist and mentor / Carin K. Vanderpool -- Carlyn Halde: free spirit / Wendy J. Wilson and Shirley Lowe -- Jo Handelsman: adviser, teacher, role model, friend / Patrick D. Schloss -- Caroline Harwood: with grace, enthusiasm, and true grit / Rebecca E. Parales and Margaret McFall-Ngai -- Marian Johnson-Thompson: lifelong mentor / Crystal N. Johnson -- Carol D. Litchfield: salt of the earth / Bonnie K. Baxter and Kendall Tate Wright -- Ruth E. Moore: the first African-American to earn a Ph. D. in the natural sciences / Candace N. Rouchon -- Nancy A. Moran: the winding path of a brillant scientific life / John P. McCutcheon -- Flora Patterson: ensuring that no knowledge is ever lost / Hannah T. Reynolds -- Felicitas Pfeifer: creativity through freedom / Christa Schleper -- Beatrix Potter: an early mycologist / Millicent E. Goldschmidt -- Abigail Salyers: an almost unbeatable force / Rachel J. Whitaker -- Christa Schleper: enthusiasm and insight in the world of Archaea / Sonja-Verena Albers -- Marjory Stephenson: an early voice for bacterial biochemical experimenters / Stephen H. Zinder -- Michele Swanson: a rewarding career and life in balance / Brian K. Hammer -- The legacy of Patricia Ann Webb: broken vials and urgency / May C. Chu -- Donna M. Wolk: it's never too late to bloom / Natalie M. Whitfield -- Esther Miriam Zimmer Lederberg: pioneer in microbial genetics / Rebecca V. Ferrell -- Women microbiologists at Rutgers in the early golden age of antibiotics / Douglas E. Eveleigh and Joan W. Bennett.
• Publisher Details: Washington, DC : ASM Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiv, 329 pages)
• Subjects: 579.092; Women microbiologists -- Biography; Female; Humans; Microbiology -- history; Microbiology; Workforce; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Microbiology; Women microbiologists; Electronic books; Biographies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781555819545; 1555819540; 9781683670575; 1683670574; 9781683672999; 1683672992
• Related ISBNs: 9781555819538; 1555819532
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 01, 2019).
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