Weizmann Institute of Science
Who did Phoebe S. Leboy work for in Jun 1966?
Phoebe S . Leboy Phoebe Starfield Leboy ( July 29 , 1936 – June 16 , 2012 ) was an American biochemist and advocate for women in science . Education . Leboy earned a bachelors degree in zoology from Swarthmore College in 1957 and a doctorate in biochemistry from Bryn Mawr College in 1962 . Scientific career . Leboy worked as a research associate at Bryn Mawr ( 1962-3 ) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ( 1963-6 ) , a postdoctoral fellow at the Weizmann Institute of Science ( 1966-7 ) , and an assistant professor in the biochemistry department of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine ( 1966–70 ) . She was promoted to full professor in the dental school and graduate group in cell and molecular biology ( 1976-2000 ) . Leboy chaired Penns Faculty Senate ( 1981-2 ) and the dental schools biochemistry department ( 1992-5 ) . She was a visiting professor at the University of California , San Francisco ( 1979–80 ) and Wolfson College of Oxford University ( 1989–90 ) . Leboys early work dealt with nucleic acid modifications . She later focused upon bone-forming adult stem cells . Her research placed her at the forefront of epigenetics and regenerative medicine . Advocacy . Leboy was deeply concerned with the lack of professional opportunities for women in science . Though she found professional mentors , including a thesis advisor who encouraged her to start her own lab , the closest I had [ to a role model ] was Madame Curie and even that was actually Greer Garson , the actress playing her in the movie ! Leboy worked to make the University of Pennsylvania safer and more welcoming to women . In 1970 , she chaired and founded Women for Equal Opportunity at the University of Pennsylvania ( WEOUP ) . A series of on-campus rapes prompted her to organize a sit-in . She was a member of the University Council Committee on the Status of Women ( Cohn Committee ) and co-chaired Penns Task Force on Gender Equity ( 2000-1 ) . She was active in the Association for Women in Science ( AWIS ) for decades and served in a variety of roles , including on the executive board ( 1974-6 ) and as President ( 2008-9 ) . She also served on the American Society for Biochemistry Committee on Women ( 1972-5 ) and the American Association of University Professors ( AAUP ) Committee on Women ( 1985-8 ) . Leboy experienced explicit discrimination , told outright as a postdoc that neither she nor any other woman would be hired as an Assistant Professor . In the early 2000s , decades after the really hard stuff had been done to address sexism , Leboy doubted the relevance of AWIS--and then Larry Summers opened his mouth . In response to those 2005 comments regarding the underrepresentation of women in science and engineering positions , she refocused AWIS on its advocacy function and looked to the more subtle systemic difficulties of women in science . Personal life . Leboys marriage to Eugene Leboy ended in divorce . She later married Neal Nathanson and became the step-mother of his three children , Kate , John , and Daniel . Leboy died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis .