Mary Clutter

Mary E. Clutter (March 29, 1930 - December 9 2019) was an American biologist, assistant director at the National Science Foundation[1] In 1991, she was awarded the Presidential Distinguished Executive Award. She was awarded the 2006 ASPB Leadership in Science Public Service Award.[2] She was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS),

Life

She graduated from Allegheny College, and the University of Pittsburgh. She taught at Yale University.[3] In 1971, she helped found Women in Cell Biology (WICB)[4][5] She started work at the National Science Foundation, rising to the role of assistant director.[6] In 1997, she testified before the United States Senate.[4][7]

She was on the Board of Regents of the National Library of Medicine[8] and on the Board of Directors for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, From 2006 – 2013, she was on the Board of Directors of the Boyce Thompson Institute.[9]

References
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  5. Caugant, Isabelle (2020-02-15). "Remembering Mary Clutter". Women in Genomics. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  6. NSF_BIO (2019-12-17). "From the AD: Remembering Dr. Mary Clutter". BIO BUZZ. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  7. "OLPA - Statement of Dr. Mary E. Clutter, Assistant Director for the Biological Sciences, National Science Foundation: September 17, 1996 Hearing on Computational Biology | NSF - National Science Foundation". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
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  9. Bouchie, Aaron J. "Reflections on Mary Clutter". Boyce Thompson Institute. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
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