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Kathy Kay Hartford Svoboda is an American biologist.

Early life and career

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Svoboda was raised in Hershey, Nebraska.[1] After graduating from Hershey High School in 1969,[2] Svoboda attended the University of Nebraska Omaha, where she successively earned a bachelor's degree in biology, a master's degree in human genetics, and a doctorate in anatomy.[3] Svoboda completed postdoctoral research at Harvard Medical School, and began her teaching career as an instructor there. In 1987, Svoboda accepted an assistant professorship at the Boston University School of Medicine, where she was elevated to associate professor in 1994. She joined the Texas A&M University College of Dentistry as an associate professor in 1998, was promoted to full professor in 2001,[4][5] and became a Regents' Professor in 2009.[6][7]

Svoboda served as president of the American Association of Anatomists from 2005 to 2007, was named a fellow of the organization in 2009,[8][7] and received the A.J. Ladman Exemplary Service Medal in 2014.[9][10] Svoboda was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2021.[11][12] She was recognized "for distinguished contributions to the study of the influence of the extracellular matrix on development, and for leadership in the field of oral and craniofacial developmental biology."[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Hershey native tapped for new administrative position at Texas A&M". North Platte Telegraph. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ Lindenberger, John (23 December 2009). "Hershey native earns honor". North Platte Telegraph.
  3. ^ "Svoboda, Kathy | Regents Professor and Director". Texas A&M University. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Kathy Svoboda Ph.D". Texas A&M University College of Dentistry. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Texas A&M College of Dentistry Names Interim Dean for Academic Affairs". Texas A&M University. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. ^ "TAMHSC REGENTS PROFESSORS NAMED". Texas A&M University. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Svoboda named Regents' Professor by Texas A&M University System Board". Department of Biomedical Sciences, Baylor University. 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Four American Association for Anatomy members named AAAS Fellows". EurekAlert. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  9. ^ "BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES". Texas A&M University. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  10. ^ "SVOBODA RECEIVES HONORS FOR AAA SERVICE". Texas A&M University. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  11. ^ "2021 AAAS Fellows approved by the AAAS Council". Science. 375 (6579): 393–397. 28 January 2022. Bibcode:2022Sci...375..393.. doi:10.1126/science.ada0325. S2CID 246359998.
  12. ^ "2021 AAAS Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  13. ^ "THREE TEXAS A&M HEALTH FACULTY NAMED 2021 AAAS FELLOWS". Texas A&M University. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
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