Occupation: Associate Professor
Born: New York City, August 3, 1953
Education:
MD, PhD, Stony Brook University (1990)
BSN, School of Nursing, Columbia University (1980)
BA in Music History, University of Southern California (1976)
Certifications:
Certified in Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology, American Board of Pathology
Career:
Associate Professor, Center for Alzheimer’s & Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Oklahoma (2010-Present)
Associate Neuropathology Professor, Department of Pathology, Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas (2010-Present)
Associate Professor, Health Science Center, University of North Texas (2008-Present)
Assistant Research Biochemist, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Virginia (2000-2008)
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Virginia (2000-2007)
Assistant Research Biochemist, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of California, San Francisco (1997-2000)
Clinical Neuropathology Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (1994-2000)
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Medicine, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of California, San Francisco (1995-1997)
Career Related:
With, New York Academy of Sciences (1981-1985)
Civic:
Active Community Member, Town of Westmore, VT (2009-2013); Active Member, Healthy Aging Council (2009-2013)
Creative Works:
Contributor, Molecular Endocrinology, Oxford University Press (2013); Contributor, BMC Genomics; Editor, Endocrinology
Achievements:
Being the first female to receive an MD and PhD from Stony Brook University
Awards:
Recipient, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (2017); Recipient, President’s Award for Excellence in Research, Health Science Center, University of North Texas (2012); Recipient, Lieber Investigator Award, Brain Research Foundation (2003)
Memberships:
Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Member, Endocrine Society; American Association of Neuropathologists; Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society; Member, Sigma Theta Tau International; Member, Society for Neuroscience
Family:
Daughter of Charles Frederick Uht and Carol Kinzel Uhbt; Joan McKenzie Uht (Stepmother)
Married: Walter J. Dowling (6/8/2013)
Hobbies:
Music; Cello
Biography Sources:
Who’s Who in America – 2019, 72nd Edition (pub. 2019)
Who’s Who in America – 2018, 71st Edition (pub. 2018)
Who’s Who in America – 2016, 70th Edition (pub. 2016)
Who’s Who in America – 2015, 69th Edition (pub. 2014)
