Biologist to deliver Library Associates lecture June 3

Patricia DeLeon, professor of biological sciences

12:50 p.m., May 19, 2004--Patricia A. DeLeon, UD professor of biological sciences, will discuss “Scientific Research: Making Connections to Generate New Questions,” at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, June 3, in the Reserve Room of the Morris Library. A reception follows the lecture.

DeLeon’s field of specialization is human genetics, with research interests that include the identification of genes and the mechanisms that cause inherited disorders. She has lectured widely. Publications include voluminous abstracts, data submissions, instructional materials, book chapters and other publications.

A member of the UD faculty since 1976, DeLeon also teaches at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine as an adjunct professor.

Honors include a National Science Foundation Career Advance Award, Medical Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of the West Indies Postgraduate Award and a Jamaica Teacher’s Scholarship.

A member of the UD Board of Trustees since 1992, DeLeon also served as a member of the Institutional Review Board at the Medical Center of Delaware from 1989-92 and was a member of the National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Programs-Online Review Panel in 2003.

An ad hoc reviewer for the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation, DeLeon also serves on the Advisory Board of Archives of Andrology and on the editorial boards of Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology and the Journal of Andrology.

DeLeon, who received her bachelor’s of science degree with honors and master’s from the University of the West Indies, Jamaica, holds a Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. She did her postdoctoral work at McGill University in Montreal.

Sponsored by the UD Library Associates, the Annual Faculty Lecture and Reception is open to the public. To request a printed invitation for the lecture, e-mail [libraryrsvp@winsor.lib.udel.edu] or call 831-2231.

Article by Jerry Rhodes
Photo by Kathy Atkinson

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