Phone:	781-292-2545
Fax:	781-292-2505
Email:	helen.donis-keller@olin.edu

Dr. Helen Donis-Keller has held leadership positions in the biotechnology industry and in academic science. She was Director of the Human Genetics Department at Collaborative Research, Inc. where she led the research group that developed the first genetic linkage map of the human genome.

Later she was Professor of Surgery and Director of the Division of Human Molecular Genetics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. While continuing to map the human genome, her research group identified a gene and mutations that cause several forms of thyroid cancer. Her group developed predictive diagnostic tests that served as preventative measures in the development of thyroid cancer. She continues research and teaching at Olin where she is currently Chair of the Mathematics and Science Field Group and she serves on a number of faculty committees, particularly those with concern for intellectual vitality and scholarly research.

She received a B.Sc. in natural science and an Honours B.Sc. in biology from Lakehead University in Ontario, Canada, a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology from Harvard University, and an MFA in studio art from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and Tufts University. She was also awarded a Doctor of Science Degree (HonorisCausa) from Lakehead University.