Neufeld, Elizabeth F. (1928–)
Neufeld, Elizabeth F. (1928–)
American molecular biologist. Name variations: Elizabeth Fondal Neufeld. Born Sept 27, 1928, in Paris, France; Queen's College, BS, 1948; University of California, Berkeley, PhD in comparative biochemistry, 1956).
International expert on human genetic diseases, began career as a plant biologist; worked as a research biochemist at National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases (1963–73); served as chief of NIH Section on Human Biochemical Genetics (1973–79) and chief of National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases' (NIADDK) Genetics and Biochemistry Branch (1979–84); served as NIADDK deputy director (1981–83) for Division of Intramural Research; became chair of biological chemistry department at University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine (1984), the 1st woman department head there; served as a president of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1992–93); elected to National Academy of Sciences (1977), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1977) and American Association for Advancement in Science (1988). Jointly with Roscoe O. Brady, received Albert Lasker Clinical Medicine Research Award (1982); received Wolf Prize in Medicine (1988) and National Medal of Science (1994), presented by President Bill Clinton.