Victoria Foe
Encyclopedia
Victoria Elizabeth Foe is an American developmental biologist, and Research Professor at the University of Washington
's Center for Cell Dynamics.
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.
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
's Center for Cell Dynamics.
She graduated from University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
, where she studied with Hugh Forrest, and from University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
, where she studied with Charles Laird.
Her work on drosophila
Drosophila
Drosophila is a genus of small flies, belonging to the family Drosophilidae, whose members are often called "fruit flies" or more appropriately pomace flies, vinegar flies, or wine flies, a reference to the characteristic of many species to linger around overripe or rotting fruit...
is supported by an independent supporting grant, by the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
.
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.
External links
- "Common Myths About the Canadian Health Care System Exposed", Victoria Foe, The Rag Blog, August 5, 2009