Dr. Rita Colwell (emeritus)
Dr. Rita Colwell is currently chair at Canon U.S. Life Sciences, the Arlington, VA. based subsidiary of Canon USA, Inc. She is the former Director of the National Science Foundation as well as a highly cited microbiologist. She is a nationally respected scientist and educator and has authored or co-authored 16 books and more than 700 scientific publications.
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