Janet Davison Rowley 1925–2013
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Dr. Janet Rowley was internationally renowned for her studies of chromosome abnormalities in human leukemia and lymphoma. We adored her closer to home as a University of Chicago lifer and a treasured member of our great Hyde Park/Kenwood community. A woman of tremendous grace and beauty, she distinguished herself not only for her historic scientific discoveries but also with her sustained efforts to support the careers of others, including myself. As wemark her passing, our hearts are heavy because she will be sorely missed. Janet Davison Rowley was born in New York City on April 5, 1925, the only child of Hurford and Ethel Davison, both graduates of the University of Chicago. The family moved to Chicago when she was 2 years old, and Janet always fondly remembered growing up on the south side of Chicago. Her father taught retail store management at the college level, and her mother taught English in the public high schools. In 1940, after 2 years at a Catholic girls’ high school, Janet, age 15, won a scholarship to enroll in the Hutchins College at the University of Chicago, which combined the last 2 years of high school with the first 2 years of college. She completed a bachelor of
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cell
دوره 156 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014