Judith H. Willis (born January 2, 1935) is an American biologist and professor emeritus at the University of Georgia, known for her work on insect cuticular proteins.
Willis received a B.A. in zoology from Cornell University in 1956, later receiving an M.A. in 1957 and a PhD in 1961 from Harvard University. [1] After completing her PhD, she was awarded a postdoctoral research fellowship from the U.S. Public Health Service to work at Oxford University. [1]
In 1963, she became an instructor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the entomology department. She became a professor in 1977 and professor emerita in 1991. [1] In 1990, Willis moved to the University of Georgia to become head of the zoology department. She later served as a professor of cellular biology and an adjunct scientist in entomology. [1]
Willis was member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Insect Physiology and Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. [1]
She is currently Professor Emeritus at University of Georgia and fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. [2] [3] Her research frequently involved insect cuticular proteins (CPs) as molecular markers of metamorphic stage, precise role CPs play in constructing insects and annotating the CP genes of Anopheles gambiae , the major vector of malaria. [4]
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