Rita R. Colwell
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Rita R. Colwell is an American microbiologist and former director of the National Science Foundation renowned for her pioneering research on cholera and environmental microbiology.
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- Rita Colwell ×1
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academic
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human → microbiologist → science policy official → scientist → university administrator → |
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BS in bacteriology
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MS in genetics → PhD in oceanography → |
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AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize
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Japan Prize → National Medal of Science → Stockholm Water Prize → |
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United States of America
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| educatedAt |
Baylor University
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Purdue University → University of Washington → |
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Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
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National Science Foundation → University of Maryland → |
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Colwell
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| fieldOfWork |
cholera research
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environmental microbiology → infectious diseases → marine microbiology → microbiology → public health → |
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Rita
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numerous universities worldwide
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| influenced |
global water and sanitation policy related to cholera control
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integration of environmental science into infectious disease epidemiology → |
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leadership in U.S. science and technology policy as NSF director
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Philosophical Society → American Society for Microbiology → National Academy of Sciences → |
| name |
Rita R. Colwell
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demonstrating environmental reservoirs of cholera
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linking climate and environmental factors to cholera outbreaks → pioneering research on Vibrio cholerae in aquatic environments → |
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development of simple filtration methods to reduce cholera in endemic regions
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research on viable but nonculturable (VBNC) bacteria → studies on the ecology of Vibrio species → |
| positionHeld |
Director of the National Science Foundation
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Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health → Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland → President of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute → |
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female
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Referenced by (7)
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National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal
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Public Welfare Medal → Stockholm Water Prize ("Rita Colwell") → |
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Rita Rossi
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Colwell
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Arthur M. Bueche Award
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Rita R. Colwell
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