Nancy Andrews (biologist)
| Nancy C. Andrews | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 29, 1958 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University, Harvard Medical School, M.I.T. |
| Known for | iron deficiency |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology |
| Institutions | Duke University School of Medicine |
| Doctoral advisor | David Baltimore |
| Other academic advisors | Joan Steitz |
Nancy C. Andrews (born November 29, 1958) is an American biologist noted for her research on iron homeostasis. Andrews was formerly Dean of the Duke University School of Medicine.
Andrews grew up in Syracuse, New York. She earned a B.S. and M.S. from Yale University. She began her graduate studies with Joan Steitz at Yale University, studying molecular biophysics and biochemistry, before transferring to work with David Baltimore, earning an M.D.-Ph.D. at Harvard Medical School and M.I.T. (1985). She completed her postdoctoral work with Stuart Orkin at Children's Hospital Boston.
Andrews then joined the faculty at Harvard University in 1991, assuming an endowed chair in 2003, a position at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and a position as Dean for Basic Sciences and Graduate Studies at Harvard Medical School. In 2007, Andrews left to take a position as the first female Dean of Medicine at Duke University. In this position, she was the only woman heading any of the top ten medical schools in the U.S.
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