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Susan S. Wallace

Susan Scholes Wallace is an American molecular biologist and University Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Vermont.

Education

Wallace attended Marymount College, graduating with degrees in both Chemistry and Mathematics. She did graduate work at the University of California, Berkeley and Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences. Her graduate research focused on the effects of radiation on DNA, and the biochemical mechanisms used by cells and viruses to repair DNA damage. Wallace's postdoctoral research was in the area of immunochemistry.

Professional life and scientific achievements

In 1967, Susan joined the faculty of the City University of New York as Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1973.

Examples of human protein-coding genes

Add GAPDH, CytB, succinate dehydrogenase, BRCA