Carol Fierke
Carol Ann Fierke | |
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| Alma mater | Carleton College (BA) Brandeis University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Utilization of CoA binding energy for catalysis and effect of salts and buffers on a proton transfer reaction (1985) |
Carol Ann Fierke is an American biochemist who is the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Brandeis University. Her research considers biological catalysts and understanding biofunction. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Fierke received a Bachelor of Arts with a major in chemistry from Carleton College. She received a PhD in biochemistry from Brandeis University, where she studied biocatalysts.[1] She then moved to Pennsylvania State University as a postdoctoral researcher.[citation needed]
Research and career
[edit | edit source]Fierke joined the faculty at Duke University.[when?][citation needed] She moved to the University of Michigan in 1999, and was made Chair of the Department of Chemistry in 2005. She was Head of department for ten years, after which she was made Vice Provost and Dean for Graduate Studies.[citation needed] Fierke joined Texas A&M University in 2017, and moved to Brandeis University as Executive Vice President and Provost in 2020.[2][3][4] She has dedicated her career to advocacy for researchers from historically excluded groups.[3]
Fierke's research sought to understand the mechanisms that are used by biological catalysts, enzymes.[5]
Awards and honors
[edit | edit source]- 1990 David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellow[6]
- 2006 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow[7]
- 2009 University of Michigan Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award[8]
- 2011 University of Michigan Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award[9]
- 2012 American Chemical Society Repligen Corporation Award in Chemistry of Biological Processes[10]
- 2013 University of Michigan Hollenshead Award for Promoting Equity & Social Change[11]
- 2014 Protein Society Emil Thomas Kaiser Award[12]
- 2020 Mildred Cohn Award in Biological Chemistry[13]
- 2021 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Letters[14]
- 2021 Diverse Education Top Women[15]
Selected publications
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- Living people
- Carleton College alumni
- Brandeis University alumni
- American women biochemists
- 20th-century American biochemists
- 21st-century American biochemists
- Brandeis University faculty
- Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
- 20th-century American women scientists
- 21st-century American women scientists
- Duke University faculty
- University of Michigan faculty
- Texas A&M University faculty