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Linda Celinda Meade-Tollin

1944 - Present
Biochemistry; Cancer Researcher
USA USA

Personal Information

Born: 1944

Country of Birth: USA

Nationality: USA

Ethnicity: Black

Education

West Virginia State College BS Chemistry, Mathematics & Biology 1964; City University of New York, Hunter College MA Biochemistry 1969; City University of New York Ph.D. Biochemistry 1972

Professional Life

Field of Study: Biochemistry; Cancer Researcher

Institution/Corporation: Barnard College; SUNY College at Old Westbury; The Rockefeller University; University of Arizona; Morehouse School of Medicine

Degrees & Memberships: Member: National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black

Awards & Achievements

Awards: 1975, NIH Fellowship, University of Arizona; 1987-88, Minority Investigator Award, National Cancer Institute; 1994, Minority Investigator Award, National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute; 1998, Henry Hill Award, NOBCChE; 2002, AACR Minority Scholar Travel Award

Achievements: at College of Old Westbury did research on sickle cell anemia; currently Director of Anti-Metastasis Research for Cure Cancer Worldwide Corp, a bio-tech company, & consultant to Wish, a nutritional counseling company

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