Joan Priscilla Kilbourn

[1] In 1963, Kilbourn earned a Ph.D. in Microbiology from Oregon State University, again focusing on Biochemistry and adding the study of Mathematics; her dissertation was titled "Use of a Radiation Resistant Organism as a Protectant from Lethal Effects of Irradiation in Mice."[3] After completing her Ph.D., Kilbourn held a variety of positions, including teaching university students in the University of Oregon's Biology Department and continuing education classes for medical technologists at Portland State University, Clackamas Community College, and Physicians Medical Laboratory.[2] She also worked at OHSU's Microbiology and Pediatrics departments and for the Veterans Affairs Hospital.[2] Kilbourn started the Consulting Clinical and Microbiological Laboratory in 1984 and oversaw its operation until her health declined in 2002.[1][4] Kilbourn co-founded a chapter of Iota Sigma Pi and served as president.
microbiologistJuneau, AlaskaWillamette UniversityUniversity of Oregon Medical SchoolBiochemistryOregon State UniversityMathematicscontinuing educationPortland State UniversityClackamas Community CollegeAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceOregon Women of AchievementIota Sigma Pi