Susan Lowey

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Susan Lowey (born 22 January 1933 in Vienna) is an American biophysicist researching the structure and function of contractile proteins. She currently teaches in the Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics at the University of Vermont and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as well as the Biophysical Society.

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Education

Lowey received her BA from Barnard College, [1] PhD in Physical Chemistry from Yale University and pursued post-doctoral research at Harvard University [2] on the biochemistry and structure of myosin, a protein involved in muscle contraction.[ citation needed ]

Career

Lowey was employed for about a decade at the Children's Cancer Research Foundation and Harvard Medical School. [2] In 1972, Lowey became a faculty member at The Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University to collaborate with biophysicists. [2] [3] In 1998, Lowey was appointed as a faculty member in the Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics at the University of Vermont. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Our Lab | Barnard Year of Science". yearofscience.barnard.edu. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Graduate Program | Faculty Profile" . Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Electron Microscopy Facility: History of Facility". brandeis.edu. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. The Boston Globe. 15 July 1990. p. 39.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)