Rita Rossi

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American microbiologist academic director of organization human microbiologist scientist university teacher

Rita Rossi is the birth name of Rita R. Colwell, an American microbiologist and former director of the U.S. National Science Foundation known for her research on cholera and marine microbes.

Aliases (1)

Rita R. Colwell ×38

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American microbiologist → academic → director of organization → human → microbiologist → scientist → university teacher →
awardReceived	National Medal of Science →
birthName	Rita Rossi →
birthNameOf	Rita R. Colwell →
citizenship	United States of America →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
educatedAt	Purdue University → Tulane University → University of Washington →
employer	Johns Hopkins University → National Science Foundation → University of Maryland →
fieldOfWork	cholera research → infectious disease → marine microbiology → microbiology →
hasFamilyName	Colwell →
hasGivenName	Rita →
hasResearchInterest	climate and disease → environmental microbiology → water-borne diseases →
knownFor	research on cholera → research on marine microbes →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → American Philosophical Society → National Academy of Sciences →
notableFor	leadership of the U.S. National Science Foundation →
notableWork	research on Vibrio cholerae in aquatic environments →
occupation	microbiologist → professor →
positionHeld	Director of the National Science Foundation →
sexOrGender	female →
workLocation	Maryland →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rita R. Colwell → Rita R. Colwell →	birthName