Saundra Herndon Oyewole (born 26 April 1943) is an American microbiologist.
Saundra Herndon Oyewole | |
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| Alma mater | Howard University University of Massachusetts |
| Employer | Trinity Washington University |
Early life and education
editOyweole attended Howard University, which she graduated in 1965 magna cum laude.[1] She moved to the University of Chicago for her Master's studies, which she completed in 1967, before joining the University of Massachusetts for her PhD.[1] Her husband, Godwin Oyewole, graduated with a doctorate in education on the same day she graduated with a doctorate in microbiology.[2] She was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa society.[3]
Research and career
editHer research considered the structure of photosynthetic membranes.[4] Oyewole was appointed Assistant Professor of microbiology at Hampshire College in 1981.[1] She was appointed Professor of Biology in 1988 at Trinity Washington University and became Clare Booth Luce Professor in 1990.[5] In 1994 she was Program Director of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation.[6][1][7] In 1998 she was appointed Dean of the Faculty.[8]
She has been on the board of directors at the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions since 1993. She was made president elect in 1996 and appointed President in 1998.[9] Oyewole has been part of the Association of American Medical Colleges Advisory Group that evaluated the new Medical College Admission Test.[10][11] She became Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 2002.[12]
She is committed to increasing diversity within health professionals so that it reflects the demographics of the United States.[13][14][15] She has testified before the United States Congress on the status of women in science.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Delta SEE: About Us". www.deltasee.org. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Godwin G. Oyewole and Saundra H. Oyewole in at their graduation, 1973". credo.library.umass.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Interdisciplinary Excellence Rooted in the Liberal Arts Tradition". Media Relations. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ Oyewole, Saundra Herndon; Holt, Stanley C. (1976-03-01). "Structure and composition of intracytoplasmic membranes of Ectothiorhodospira mobilis". Archives of Microbiology. 107 (2): 167–182. Bibcode:1976ArMic.107..167O. doi:10.1007/BF00446836. ISSN 0302-8933. PMID 1259516. S2CID 9766524.
- ^ "Trinity Academic Catalog - Biology". www.trinitydc.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Third National Conference on Diversity in the Scientific & Technological Workforce". NSF. 1994-09-29. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Contributions to the Review of Undergraduate Education". NSF. 1996. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "APPOINTMENTS". Washington Post. 1998-11-02. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ SAAHP. "1998 Meeting Minutes". saahp.org. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- ^ "MCG students, faculty help pipeline students pursue medicine | GReport". greport.gru.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ Oyewole, Saundra Herndon (2016-04-01). "MCAT2015: A New Focus On Biochemistry". FASEB Journal. 30. doi:10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.244.1. S2CID 92488400.
- ^ "Welcome New & Returning Students, 2002". President's Office. 2002-08-25. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ Smedley, Brian D.; Stith, Adrienne Y.; Colburn, Lois; Evans, Clyde H.; (us), Institute of Medicine (2001). Sustaining Minorities in Prehealth Advising Programs: Challenges and Strategies for Success. National Academies Press (US).
- ^ "Vol. 23 / No. 3". www.naahp.org. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ The right thing to do, the smart thing to do : enhancing diversity in the health professions : summary of the Symposium on Diversity in Health Professions in honor of Herbert W. Nickens, M.D.. Nickens, Herbert W., Smedley, Brian D., Institute of Medicine (U.S.), Symposium on Diversity in Health Professions in Honor of Herbert W. Nickens, M.D. (2001 : National Academy of Sciences). Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. 2001. ISBN 978-0309509954. OCLC 53952446.
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