Velia M. Fowler is an American cell biologist and biochemist specializing in the cytoskeleton. She is a professor and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Delaware. [1]
Early life and education
Fowler obtained her bachelor of arts from Oberlin College in 1974 and her PhD from Harvard University in 1980. [2] While working on her PhD, she was named a National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellow. [1]
Career and research
Fowler was a Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellow from 1980-1982 at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine under the mentorship of Dr. Vann Bennett. [1] [2] She remained at Johns Hopkins for two more years as a research associate before becoming an assistant professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Harvard Medical School in 1984. [1] From 1987 to 2018, Fowler led a research group at Scripps Research, serving as an Associate Dean for Graduate Studies starting in 2013 and the acting Chair of the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology from 2014-2015. [1] In 2018, she became the Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Delaware. [1]
Fowler has served as an editorial board member at the Journal of Biological Chemistry since 2012, and an associate editor at the same journal since 2013. [1] [3]
Fowler's research has focused on the formation and shape of red blood cells as influenced by their cytoskeleton, specifically actin and myosin. [1] [4] She also studies the role of actin in eye lens function. [1]
Awards and honors
Selected awards: [1]
- National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship Award (1975-1978)
- Jane Coffin Childs Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (1980-1982)
- NIH New Investigator Research Grant Award (1983-1984)
- American Heart Association Established Investigator Award (1990-1995)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Velia Fowler, Ph.D. : Department of Biological Sciences". www.bio.udel.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ^ a b "Velia Fowler | Scripps Research". www.scripps.edu. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ^ "Meet Velia Fowler". www.asbmb.org. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ^ "How Red Blood Cells Get Their Dimples". The Scientist Magazine®. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
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