Nina Fedoroff

Nina Vsevolod Fedoroff (born April 9, 1942) is an American molecular biologist known for her research in life sciences and biotechnology, especially transposable elements or jumping genes. and plant stress response. In 2007, President George W. Bush awarded her the National Medal of Science, she is also a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, When she was nine years old her family moved to Fayetteville, New York, a suburb of the city of Syracuse.

She then relocated to Philadelphia where she planned to study music but returned to study science at Syracuse University.

Research career Fedoroff talks about the importance and function of jumping genes. After graduating from Rockefeller University in 1972 In 2013 Federoff was a distinguished visiting professor at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), and a member of the external faculty of the Santa Fe Institute.

Honors In 1990, Fedoroff was honored with the Howard Taylor Ricketts Award from University of Chicago,

In 2001, President Bill Clinton appointed Fedoroff to the National Science Board, which oversees the National Science Foundation. and from 2007 to 2010 to the administrator Rajiv Shah for the United States Agency for International Development. In 2007, President George W. Bush awarded her the National Medal of Science in the field of Biological Sciences, the highest award for lifetime achievement in scientific research in the United States. Fedoroff was President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) from 2011 to 2012. She is a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,