Constance E. Brinckerhoff

American microbiologist

Constance E. Brinckerhoff

Alma mater| Smith College
University at Buffalo
Scientific career
Fields| Microbiology
Institutions| Geisel School of Medicine

Constance E. Brinckerhoff is an American microbiologist and an emeritus professor of medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine.

## Life[edit]

Brinckerhoff was born to social worker Elizabeth E. Zimmerman and physician Maurice K. Laurence.[1]

Brinckerhoff earned a B.A. in biology, cum laude, in 1963 at Smith College. She completed a M.A. (1966) and Ph.D. (1968) in microbiology and immunology at University at Buffalo.[2]

Brinckerhoff was the director of bacteriology at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital from 1969 to 1971.[2] In 1972, she joined the Geisel School of Medicine as a research associate[2] and postdoc with rheumatologist Edward Harris.[3] She became the Nathan Smith Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry in 1993. She was the acting provost of Dartmouth College from 1998 to 1999.[2] In 1999, Brinckerhoff was awarded a MERIT grant (Method to Extend Research in Time) from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.[4]

Brinckerhoff is an emeritus professor of medicine.[5]

## References[edit]

### Citations[edit]

1. ^ The Boston Globe 1982, p. 51.
2. ^ a b c d Brinckerhoff 2009, p. 1.
3. ^ Putnam 2015, p. 287.
4. ^ Valley News 1999, p. 3.
5. ^ "Constance E. Brinckerhoff, PhD – Faculty Expertise Database – Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth". Retrieved 2022-08-31.

### Bibliography[edit]

* Putnam, Constance (2015). The Science We Have Loved and Taught: Dartmouth medical School's First Two Centuries. University Press of New England. ISBN 978-1-61168-872-6.
* Brinckerhoff, Constance E. (January 30, 2009). "Biographical Sketch". Geisel School of Medicine.
* "Elizabeth Laurence Former social worker; at 70". The Boston Globe. 1982-08-26. p. 51. Retrieved 2022-08-31 - via newspapers.com.
* "Researcher Wins MERIT Grant". Valley News. 1999-04-27. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-08-31 - via newspapers.com.

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