About Us
The Simons Foundation division of Life Sciences seeks to advance basic research on fundamental questions in biology. The division currently focuses on origins of life, microbial oceanography, microbial ecology and evolution, and support of early career scientists.
Leadership
Marian Carlson, Ph.D.
Marian Carlson received her A.B. from Harvard University and her Ph.D. in biochemistry from Stanford University. After postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in 1981 she joined the faculty at Columbia University, where she was a professor of…
Read MoreDanielle Patch
Danielle Patch joined the Simons Foundation in 2012 as the executive assistant to Dr. Marian Carlson, Director of Life Sciences. Patch holds a B.A. in history and classics from Boston University.
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Phone: 646.654.0066
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- Life Sciences
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