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Key moments and achievements from Susan Henry's life.
Susan was born
Education
Susan Henry earned her PhD in genetics from the University of California-Berkeley in 1971 and her undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Maryland in 1968, launching her career in molecular genetics.
Education
Susan Henry earned her PhD in genetics from the University of California-Berkeley in 1971 and her undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Maryland in 1968, launching her career in molecular genetics.
Career
Susan Armstrong Henry served as the Dean of the Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mellon University from 1991 to 2000, making history as the first woman to lead a college at the university. During her tenure, she was instrumental in fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, notably supporting the growth of the Center for Light Microscope Imaging and Biotechnology and the development of advanced NMR facilities. Her leadership helped solidify the college's reputation for integrating computational methods with traditional laboratory science, a move that prepared the institution for the genomic revolution. By the time she departed for Cornell, Dr. Henry had significantly increased the college's research funding and faculty diversity, leaving a lasting impact on the university's scientific infrastructure.
Career
Susan Armstrong Henry served as the Dean of the Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mellon University from 1991 to 2000, making history as the first woman to lead a college at the university. During her tenure, she was instrumental in fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, notably supporting the growth of the Center for Light Microscope Imaging and Biotechnology and the development of advanced NMR facilities. Her leadership helped solidify the college's reputation for integrating computational methods with traditional laboratory science, a move that prepared the institution for the genomic revolution. By the time she departed for Cornell, Dr. Henry had significantly increased the college's research funding and faculty diversity, leaving a lasting impact on the university's scientific infrastructure.
Achievement
In 2000, Henry became the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the first woman to hold the position. She oversaw a dramatic expansion including four new undergraduate majors.
Achievement
In 2000, Henry became the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the first woman to hold the position. She oversaw a dramatic expansion including four new undergraduate majors.
Achievement
Henry defined the 'Henry Regulatory Circuit,' the mechanisms cells use to determine whether lipids are used for growth or stored as fat, a discovery that benefited research on obesity, diabetes, and cancer.
Achievement
Henry defined the 'Henry Regulatory Circuit,' the mechanisms cells use to determine whether lipids are used for growth or stored as fat, a discovery that benefited research on obesity, diabetes, and cancer.
Achievement
Henry pioneered new methodologies for using yeast to understand genetics across organisms including humans, making basic discoveries about how cells build membranes that led to new pharmaceutical developments.
Achievement
Henry pioneered new methodologies for using yeast to understand genetics across organisms including humans, making basic discoveries about how cells build membranes that led to new pharmaceutical developments.
Susan Henry passed away
