Cardy Raper | |
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Born | January 9, 1925 |
Died | September 5, 2019 (aged 94) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
University of Chicago University of Vermont |
Spouse | Red Raper |
Scientific career | |
Institutions |
Harvard University University of Vermont |
Academic advisors | Red Raper |
Carlene Allen "Cardy" Raper (January 9, 1925 – September 5, 2019) was an American mycologist and science writer. [1] She identified that the fungus Schizophyllum commune has over 23,000 mating types. She is regarded as one of the first women taxonomists in mycology. [2] She was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Raper wanted to be a scientist from the age of eight. [3] She earned a master's degree in science at the University of Chicago in 1946. [4] [5] She worked on Achlya and Schizophyllum commune. [6] She married her college supervisor, John (Red) Raper, in 1949. [7] She earned her PhD in 1977.
Raper worked alongside her husband, Red Raper, on the mating-type mutants of Schizophyllum. [6] Her husband was chair of the biology department at Harvard University when he died in 1974. [8] [9] After this, Cardy Raper began her formal career in science, working at Harvard University as a researcher and lecturer from 1974. [10] She worked in the Netherlands at the University of Hagen with Jos Wessels. [6] In 1978 she joined Wellesley College as an assistant professor. [10] After spending the summer of 1982 working with Bob Ullrich at the University of Vermont, she decided to move there. [11] In 1983 she set up her own independent research laboratory the University of Vermont. [10] [12] She remained there as an emeritus professor after her retirement in 1994. Raper identified that Schizophyllum commune had more than 23,000 mating types. [6] In 2008 there was a celebration of her contributions to science. [13] In 2012 she was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. [14] [15]
In 2017 she spoke at the Burlington Writers Workshop. [16] Her son, Jonathan Raper, is a professor of cell biology at the University of Pennsylvania. [17] She and Red Raper also had a daughter, Linda. [5] Raper died after a brief illness at her summer home in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, on September 5, 2019, at the age of 94.
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Cardy Raper | |
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Born | January 9, 1925 |
Died | September 5, 2019 (aged 94) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
University of Chicago University of Vermont |
Spouse | Red Raper |
Scientific career | |
Institutions |
Harvard University University of Vermont |
Academic advisors | Red Raper |
Carlene Allen "Cardy" Raper (January 9, 1925 – September 5, 2019) was an American mycologist and science writer. [1] She identified that the fungus Schizophyllum commune has over 23,000 mating types. She is regarded as one of the first women taxonomists in mycology. [2] She was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Raper wanted to be a scientist from the age of eight. [3] She earned a master's degree in science at the University of Chicago in 1946. [4] [5] She worked on Achlya and Schizophyllum commune. [6] She married her college supervisor, John (Red) Raper, in 1949. [7] She earned her PhD in 1977.
Raper worked alongside her husband, Red Raper, on the mating-type mutants of Schizophyllum. [6] Her husband was chair of the biology department at Harvard University when he died in 1974. [8] [9] After this, Cardy Raper began her formal career in science, working at Harvard University as a researcher and lecturer from 1974. [10] She worked in the Netherlands at the University of Hagen with Jos Wessels. [6] In 1978 she joined Wellesley College as an assistant professor. [10] After spending the summer of 1982 working with Bob Ullrich at the University of Vermont, she decided to move there. [11] In 1983 she set up her own independent research laboratory the University of Vermont. [10] [12] She remained there as an emeritus professor after her retirement in 1994. Raper identified that Schizophyllum commune had more than 23,000 mating types. [6] In 2008 there was a celebration of her contributions to science. [13] In 2012 she was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. [14] [15]
In 2017 she spoke at the Burlington Writers Workshop. [16] Her son, Jonathan Raper, is a professor of cell biology at the University of Pennsylvania. [17] She and Red Raper also had a daughter, Linda. [5] Raper died after a brief illness at her summer home in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, on September 5, 2019, at the age of 94.
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