Bonnie F Sloane

Bonnie Fiedorek Sloane was a distinguished professor at Wayne State University known for her research on cancer. In 2021 she was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Education and Career Sloane was born in 1944 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sloane has a B.S. (1966) and in 1979 was an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She then moved to Michigan State University where she was an assistant professor from 1979 until 1980 when she moved to Wayne State University as an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology. She was promoted to associate professor in 1984 and to professor in 1989, and in 2005 she was named distinguished professor.

Research Sloane is known for her research on cancer, especially breast cancer. Her research has examined cathepsins and proteases associated with cancer. She has also used imaging with fluorescent probes to track the activity of proteases.

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Awards and honors In 1996, Sloane was elected to the Wayne State University Academy of Scholars. In 2021 Sloane was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.