Dr. Lucy Macdonald Anderson 1960
Lucy Anderson, a boarder, excelled academically, serving as her class’ June Scholar. She credits her excellent teachers who “commanded maximum academic effort” in inspiring her to work hard and meet challenges, while also encouraging her with positive acknowledgements about her ability.
Lucy Anderson, a boarder, excelled academically, serving as her class’ June Scholar. She credits her excellent teachers who “commanded maximum academic effort” in inspiring her to work hard and meet challenges, while also encouraging her with positive acknowledgements about her ability.
She graduated from Bryn Mawr College, magna cum laude with Honors in Biology. Supported by a four-year scholarship from the National Science Foundation, she received a Ph.D. in Developmental Biology from the University of Pennsylvania.
After a postdoctoral fellowship in Biochemistry at the University of Minnesota Medical School, she embarked on a nearly 40-yr career in cancer research, including study of both the causation and treatment of cancer, first at the Sloan Kettering Institute in New York, then with the National Cancer Institute in the NIH.
Her efforts were productive and recognized, with more than 200 research publications, two NIH Awards, invited participation in 46 symposia and workshops, and invited membership on six national or international grant review boards. She trained numerous younger scientists, ranging from gifted high school interns, to postdoctoral fellows and early-career investigators, both national and international. It is our pleasure to honor Dr. Lucy Anderson with the 2025 Distinguished Alumna Award.
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She graduated from Bryn Mawr College, magna cum laude with Honors in Biology. Supported by a four-year scholarship from the National Science Foundation, she received a Ph.D. in Developmental Biology from the University of Pennsylvania.
After a postdoctoral fellowship in Biochemistry at the University of Minnesota Medical School, she embarked on a nearly 40-yr career in cancer research, including study of both the causation and treatment of cancer, first at the Sloan Kettering Institute in New York, then with the National Cancer Institute in the NIH.
Her efforts were productive and recognized, with more than 200 research publications, two NIH Awards, invited participation in 46 symposia and workshops, and invited membership on six national or international grant review boards. She trained numerous younger scientists, ranging from gifted high school interns, to postdoctoral fellows and early-career investigators, both national and international. It is our pleasure to honor Dr. Lucy Anderson with the 2025 Distinguished Alumna Award.
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