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Lindquist
Lindquist is a surname of Swedish origin which may refer to: People * Alan Lindquest (1891–1984), Swedish-American voice teacher * Anders Lindquist (born 1942), Swedish applied mathematician and control theorist * Barbara Lindquist (born 1969), American triathlete * Bosse Lindquist (born 1954), Swedish radio and TV producer and writer * Carl Lindquist (other) * Ed Lindquist (born 1938), former American politician in the Oregon House of Representatives * Emory Lindquist (1908–1992), professor and author of books on Swedish-American history * Evan Lindquist (born 1936), artist and printmaker, artist laureate for Arkansas 2013–2017 * Everett Franklin Lindquist Everett Franklin Lindquist (June 4, 1901 – May 13, 1978) was a professor of education at the University of Iowa College of Education. He is best known as the creator of the ACT (test), ACT and other standardized tests. His contributions to the fi ... (1901–1978), American professor of education at the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Lindquist
Susan Lee Lindquist, ForMemRS (June 5, 1949 – October 27, 2016) was an American professor of biology at MIT specializing in molecular biology, particularly the protein folding problem within a family of molecules known as heat-shock proteins, and prions. Lindquist was a member and former director of the Whitehead Institute and was awarded the National Medal of Science in 2010. Early life and education Lindquist was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Iver and Eleanor (née Maggio), and attended Maine South High School in Park Ridge. Lindquist's father and mother were of Swedish and Italian descent, respectively, and although they expected her to become a housewife, Susan studied microbiology at the University of Illinois as an undergraduate and received her PhD in biology from Harvard University in 1976. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the American Cancer Society. Career Upon completing her dissertation in 1976, Lindquist moved to the University of Chicago for a sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
