Helen Riaboff Whiteley
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Helen Riaboff Whiteley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1921 |
| Died | 1990 (aged 68–69) |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley, University of Texas, Galveston, University of Washington |
| Spouse | Arthur Whiteley |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Microbiology |
| Institutions | University of Washington |
Helen Riaboff Whiteley (1921–1990) was a microbiologist who spent most of her research career at the University of Washington.[1]
Whiteley was born in 1921 to Russian parents in Harbin, China. The family immigrated to the United States in 1924, first settling in Washington and later moving to California. Whiteley studied microbiology at the University of California, Berkeley, where she received her B.S. in 1941. She then earned a master's degree from the University of Texas, Galveston and her Ph.D. from the University of Washington, where her husband Arthur Whiteley was at the time an assistant professor of zoology. After graduating in 1951, Whiteley returned to California and spent two years working for the United States Atomic Energy Commission.[1]
Academic career
Whiteley returned to the University of Washington in 1953 and became a full professor in 1965.[1] She held several leadership roles with the American Society for Microbiology, chairing its division of physiology and its publications board; she served as the society's president in 1976.[2] Whiteley also chaired a committee for collaboration in microbiology research between scientists in the US and the Soviet Union.[1][3]