Katherine L. Knight

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Katherine L. Knight is an American immunologist whose research work has focused on the genetic basis of antibody formation and the interactions of the immune system with intestinal microbiota. [1] She is professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Loyola University Chicago. [2] Knight was president of the American Association of Immunologists from 1996 to 1997. [3]

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Education and training

Knight attended Jackson High School in Jackson, Michigan and went to Elmira College in New York. [4] She earned a Ph.D. from Indiana University Bloomington in 1966 followed by postdoctoral training at University of Illinois Chicago. [1]

Awards

Knight was awarded the American Association for Immunology (AAI) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013, [3] The Marion Spencer Fay Award from the Institute for Women's Health and Leadership at the Drexel University College of Medicine in 2015, [1] and was elected a Distinguished Fellow of AAI in 2019. [5]

In February 2010, Knight was recognised as the Scientist of the Month by the Chicago branch of the Association for Women in Science. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Katherine L. Knight, PhD - Marion Spencer Fay Award Honoree - 2015". Drexel University College of Medicine. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Faculty of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Loyola University Chicago" . Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Katherine L. Knight, Ph.D." AAI Past Presidents and Officers. American Association of Immunologists. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Transcript of interview with Katherine L. Knight, Ph.D., interview conducted by Brien Williams on July 19, 2012, The American Association of Immunologists Oral History Project, published 2013, pages 1–2.
  5. ↑ "Katherine L. Knight to Be Honored by the Drexel University College of Medicine". WIAReport. BruCon Publishing Company. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "February 2010 Scientist of the Month: Katherine L. Knight, Ph.D. | AWIS Chicago". www.awis-chicago.org. February 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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