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Lee Ehrman
Born1935 (age 88–89)
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationQueens College, City University of New York (B.S., 1956)
Columbia University (M.S., 1957; Ph.D., 1959)
Known forBehavior genetics
Spouse
Richard Guy Ehrman
(m. 1955⁠–⁠2007)
[1]
AwardsBehavior Genetics Association's Dobzhansky Award (1988)
Scientific career
FieldsGenetics
InstitutionsState University of New York at Purchase
ThesisThe Genetics of Hybrid Sterility in Drosophila Paulistorum (1959)
Academic advisorsTheodosius Dobzhansky

Lee Ehrman (born 1935) is an American geneticist and Distinguished Professor of Biology at State University of New York at Purchase, known for her research on Drosophila fruit flies.[2][3][4]

Ehrman received her Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1959, where she studied under Theodosius Dobzhansky. She joined the faculty at Purchase as a founding faculty member in 1970. In 1976, she received Purchase's Chancellor‘s Award for Excellence in Teaching, and she was named a Distinguished Professor of Biology there in 1995.[5]

Ehrman was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1973.[6] She was president of the Behavior Genetics Association in 1978 and of the American Society of Naturalists in 1990. In 1988, she received the Behavior Genetics Association's Dobzhansky Award. In 1989, she received an honorary Doctor of Science from the City University of New York. She is a member of the American Association of University Women.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Richard Guy Ehrman Obituary". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  2. ^ Numbers, Ronald L.; Kampourakis, Kostas (2015-11-04). Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science. Harvard University Press. p. 114. ISBN 9780674967984.
  3. ^ "State U. Branch Growing On Estate Meets Challenge". The New York Times. 1975-06-25. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  4. ^ McKnight, Jim (2003-09-02). Straight Science? Homosexuality, Evolution and Adaptation. Routledge. p. 99. ISBN 9781134727476.
  5. ^ a b "Lee Ehrman". State University of New York at Purchase. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
  6. ^ "Elected Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 2018-09-29.