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Rita Rossi Colwell (born November 23, 1934) is an American environmental microbiologist and scientific administrator. Colwell holds degrees in bacteriology, genetics, nography and studies infectious diseases. Colwell is the founder and Chair of CosmosID, a bioinformatics company.
Rita R. Colwell | |
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| 11th Director of the National Science Foundation | |
| In office 1998–2004 | |
| President | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Neal Francis Lane |
| Succeeded by | Arden L. Bement Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 23, 1934 Beverly, Massachusetts, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Purdue University University of Washington |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Microbiology |
| Institutions | National Science Foundation University of Maryland College Park Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Georgetown University |
| Thesis | Commensal bacteria of marine animals; a study of their distribution, physiology and taxonomy (1961) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Liston |
| Doctoral students | Jody Deming |
From 1998 to 2004, she was the 11th Director of the National Science Foundation.[1] Rita Colwell won the 2015 Mahathir Science Award for studying the bacteria that cause cholera.[2]
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