Elizabeth A. Craig | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
University of Rhode Island Washington University in St. Louis |
Known for | Molecular chaperones |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biochemistry |
Institutions | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Elizabeth A. Craig is a Steenbock Professor of Microbial Science and faculty member in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1998. [1] [2] [3] Research in her laboratory concentrates on the folding and remodeling of proteins in the cell via molecular chaperones. [3] [4]
Craig earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Rhode Island and her Ph.D. from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri in 1972. [5]
Craig joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1979. She has a joint appointment in the Biochemistry and Genetics departments. [4]