Memory Elvin-Lewis
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Ethnobotanist and Infectious Disease Microbiologist: Dr. Elvin-Lewis is an expert on evaluating traditional medicines and their use. "Remember to have patience for technology to catch up to you and your discovery." |
- Birthdate
- May 20, 1933
- Birthplace
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Residence
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Family Members
- Father: Richard James Elvin
- Mother: May Winnefred Foster
- Spouse: Walter Lewis
- Children: Memoria; Walter H., Jr.
- Grandchildren: Florence, Lilian
- Personality
- Sociable, patient, stolid, forthright
- Favorite Music
- American folk music
- Other Interests
- Gardening, antiques, family, travel, gourmet cooking
- Title
- Professor of Biomedicine In Microbiology and Ethnobotany
- Office
- Biology Department, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
- Status
- Working
- Degrees
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- BA, UBC, 1952
- Medical Technologist, Pearson TB Hospital, Vancouver 1954/55
- MSc (Medical microbiology), University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1957
- MSc (Virology and Epidemiology), Baylor School of Medicine, Houston, 1960
- PhD (Medical microbiology), University of Leeds, Yorkshire, England, 1966
- Awards
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- Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, 1995
- Silver Medal, Mexican Academy of Traditional Medicine, 2001
- Mentor
Father, who encouraged her to understand science and medicine.
- Last Updated
- December 17, 2007
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