Not exact matches
Armed with his
first big discovery, Allison won a
full professorship at the University of California, Berkeley, where he became co-chair of the department of molecular and cell biology and director of the cancer research lab.
Of women receiving an Aspasia grant in the
first round, five have already been promoted further to
full professorships.
He gained tenure in five years and
full professorship in just seven — a time when most academics are
first up for tenure.
Sofia persisted and eventually became the
first woman in Europe to earn a doctorate summa cum laude and a
full university
professorship.