Roots, Betty

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d. 24 October 2020

Cell and Systems Biology

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BSc (Special Honours) Zoology University College, University of London 1949 Diploma in Education Institute of London 1950 PhD Zoology (Comparative Physiology) University College, University of London 1953

Began at UofT in 1969: Assistant Professor 1969-1972; to Full Professor and Assistant Chair of Zoology 1972-1975 Associate Dean (Sciences) at Erindale College (UTM) and first female Chair of Zoology at the University of Toronto (1984-1990) Appointed Professor Emeritus in 1993

DSc from University of London 1981 Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada 1989

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