Warren was born Katherine Suydam Brehme in New York City in 1909, to parents Almira and Franklin Brehme.[1] She graduated from Barnard College in 1930[2] and earned a doctorate in zoology from Columbia University.[3] She married fellow scientist Charles O. Warren in 1939.[4]
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Brehme was a student of Calvin Bridges and after his death the Assistant Director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Milislav Demerec pushed for Warren's appointment to complete some of Bridges's unfinished work.[5] The project was supported by a fellowship from the Carnegie Institution of Washington and the completed work, The Mutants of Drosophila melanogaster (1944), became a classic in the field.[6] For decades "Bridges and Brehme" served as an essential reference for geneticists and later formed the backbone of subsequent scholarship and, ultimately, the online resource FlyBase.[7]
Warren served as the executive director of the Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology.[3] As Symposia editor from 1941-1958, she was responsible for manuscript preparation, proofreading, and indexing.[8] In addition to her serious editorial duties, she introduced a nonexistent scholar, J. C. Foothills of Tennessee Intermountain College, whose name was derived from her favorite expression of frustration: "Jesus Christ in the foothills!"[9]
Teaching and administration
Warren taught biology at Adelphi University, Hofstra University, Cornell University Medical College, and Wellesley College. She later spent a decade as a grants administrator at the National Institutes of Health, retiring in 1971.[3]
Personal life
Warren suspended her teaching career for several years after the birth of her children, but did not interrupt her work with the Cold Spring Harbor Symposia.[10] The couple divorced in 1961, with Warren retaining custody of her three teenage daughters.[11]
References
^Cook, Robert Cecil (1944). Who's who in American Education: A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Living Educators of the United States. p. 134.
^"Mortarboard 1930". Barnard Digital Collections. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ abc"Katherine Warren, Research Scientist, 82". The New York Times. April 9, 1991.
^Thomas John Hall (1941). The Hall Family of West River and Kindred Families. Rue Publishing Company. p. 165.
^Elof Axel Carlson, "Calvin Bridges and the Development of Classical Genetics," Calvin Blackman Bridges, Unconventional Geneticist (1889-1938) (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Library and Archives, 2013), http://library.cshl.edu/exhibits/bridges/_pages/page4_carlson.html (accessed 8 February 2015); "Cold Spring Harbor Summers."
^Jan A. Witkowski, "1955: Population Genetics: The Nature and Causes of Genetic Variability in Population, Vol. XX," Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology, http://symposium.cshlp.org/site/misc/topic20.xhtml (accessed 8 February 2015).
^Katherine Brehme Warren to Bentley Glass, July 20, 1961, Bentley Glass papers, American Philosophical Society.
March 03, 2023
katherine, brehme, warren, katherine, kitty, brehme, warren, 1909, 1991, american, geneticist, scientific, editor, known, work, cold, spring, harbor, laboratory, contents, early, life, education, cold, spring, harbor, laboratory, teaching, administration, pers. Katherine Kitty Brehme Warren 1909 1991 was an American geneticist and scientific editor known for her work at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 3 Teaching and administration 4 Personal life 5 ReferencesEarly life and education EditWarren was born Katherine Suydam Brehme in New York City in 1909 to parents Almira and Franklin Brehme 1 She graduated from Barnard College in 1930 2 and earned a doctorate in zoology from Columbia University 3 She married fellow scientist Charles O Warren in 1939 4 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory EditBrehme was a student of Calvin Bridges and after his death the Assistant Director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Milislav Demerec pushed for Warren s appointment to complete some of Bridges s unfinished work 5 The project was supported by a fellowship from the Carnegie Institution of Washington and the completed work The Mutants of Drosophila melanogaster 1944 became a classic in the field 6 For decades Bridges and Brehme served as an essential reference for geneticists and later formed the backbone of subsequent scholarship and ultimately the online resource FlyBase 7 Warren served as the executive director of the Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology 3 As Symposia editor from 1941 1958 she was responsible for manuscript preparation proofreading and indexing 8 In addition to her serious editorial duties she introduced a nonexistent scholar J C Foothills of Tennessee Intermountain College whose name was derived from her favorite expression of frustration Jesus Christ in the foothills 9 Teaching and administration EditWarren taught biology at Adelphi University Hofstra University Cornell University Medical College and Wellesley College She later spent a decade as a grants administrator at the National Institutes of Health retiring in 1971 3 Personal life EditWarren suspended her teaching career for several years after the birth of her children but did not interrupt her work with the Cold Spring Harbor Symposia 10 The couple divorced in 1961 with Warren retaining custody of her three teenage daughters 11 References Edit Cook Robert Cecil 1944 Who s who in American Education A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Living Educators of the United States p 134 Mortarboard 1930 Barnard Digital Collections Retrieved 12 April 2018 a b c Katherine Warren Research Scientist 82 The New York Times April 9 1991 Thomas John Hall 1941 The Hall Family of West River and Kindred Families Rue Publishing Company p 165 Cold Spring Harbor Summers Calvin Blackman Bridges Unconventional Geneticist 1889 1938 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Library and Archives 2013 http library cshl edu exhibits bridges pages page6 CSHL html accessed 8 February 2015 Kitty Brehme Warren Archives at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory http library cshl edu personal collections kitty brehme accessed 8 February 2015 Elof Axel Carlson Calvin Bridges and the Development of Classical Genetics Calvin Blackman Bridges Unconventional Geneticist 1889 1938 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Library and Archives 2013 http library cshl edu exhibits bridges pages page4 carlson html accessed 8 February 2015 Cold Spring Harbor Summers Kitty Brehme Warren Jan A Witkowski 1955 Population Genetics The Nature and Causes of Genetic Variability in Population Vol XX Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology http symposium cshlp org site misc topic20 xhtml accessed 8 February 2015 Ruth W Tryon Investment in Creative Scholarship A History of the Fellowship Program of the American Association of University Women 1890 1956 Washington D C American Association of University Women 1957 https archive org stream investmentincrea028228mbp investmentincrea028228mbp djvu txt accessed 8 February 2015 Katherine Brehme Warren to Bentley Glass July 20 1961 Bentley Glass papers American Philosophical Society Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Katherine Brehme Warren amp oldid 1125371014, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
