Victoria Foe

Victoria Elizabeth Foe (born 1945) is an American developmental biologist, and Research Professor at the University of Washington's Center for Cell Dynamics.[1]

Victoria Foe
Born1945 (age 74–75)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Academic work
DisciplineBiology
Sub-disciplineDevelopmental biology
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington Center for Cell Dynamics
Main interestsDrosophila

She graduated from University of Texas at Austin, where she studied with Hugh Forrest, and from University of Washington, where she studied with Charles Laird. Her work on drosophila is supported by an independent supporting grant, by the National Institutes of Health.

She married Dr. Michael Dennis, a neurophysiologist. They later divorced. She was involved in the women's movement, the anti-Vietnam War movement, and the anti-Persian Gulf War movement.[2]

Early life & education

As a child, Foe moved around a lot, living in the United States, Mexico, and England.[3]

Career

Foe received her B.S. (1966) and her Ph.D. (1975) from the University of Texas at Austin. At 34, Foe won the McArthur Genius Grant for her work in cell and developmental biology.[4] Presently, Foe is a founding member of the Center of Cell Dynamics at the University of Washington,[5] where she works with frogs, mosquitoes, fruit flies, and fish to examine the growth and patterning of embryos. She describes her work as largely observational, but utilizes recent scientific techniques to explore her observations of the natural world.[6] She has not taught or gone down the traditional path of mentoring young scientists, not wanting to get caught up in administrative duties as a professor. Nor has she let technicians or students work for her in research.

Activism

Foe was an activist and scientist. She took a break from her schooling at the University of Texas at Austin to take a position as political aide. While acting as a political aid, she helped overturn the anti-abortion legislation in the state of Texas.[3]

Awards

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2010-04-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "SCIENTIST AT WORK: Victoria Elizabeth Foe; Drawing Big Lessons From Fly Embryology", NATALIE ANGIER, August 10, 1993
  3. Angier, Natalie (August 10, 1993). "SCIENTIST AT WORK: Victoria Elizabeth Foe; Drawing Big Lessons From Fly Embryology". NY Times. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  4. "Victoria E. Foe". MacArthur Foundation. July 1, 1993. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  5. "Victoria Foe". University of Washington. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  6. Smith, Marjorie (July 19, 2010). "Extraordinary Exes: Justin Dart and Victoria Foe". UT News. Retrieved October 8, 2019.


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