Nora J. Besansky
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M.S., 1987, Genetics, M.Phil, PhD, 1990, Yale University
Nora J. Besansky | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 65–66) Washington, D.C., US |
| Spouse | Frank H. Collins |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BA, Biology, 1982, Oberlin College M.S., 1987, Genetics, M.Phil, PhD, 1990, Yale University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Notre Dame |
Nora J. Besansky (born 1960) is an American molecular biologist. She is the Martin J. Gillen Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. In 2020, Besansky was elected a Member of the National Academy of Sciences for being an expert in the genomics of malaria vectors.
Besansky was born in 1960[1] as the only child to Ukrainian immigrants who raised her near Washington, D.C.[2] She grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and earned her first job at the Insect Zoo at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.[1] Besansky completed her Bachelor of Arts degree at Oberlin College in 1982 where she was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa.[3] Following her undergraduate degree, Besansky accepted a technician position in a research laboratory at the National Institutes of Health.[4] Besansky eventually returned to school where she completed her Master's degree and Master of Philosophy in Genetics at Yale University in 1987. She remained at Yale for her PhD before completing her postdoctoral research fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).[3]
