Laura Hewitson
Laura Hewitson | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 55–56) |
| Alma mater | University of Essex University of York |
| Occupation(s) | Affiliate Scientist at Washington National Primate Research Center Research Director at Johnson Center for Child Health and Development |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Energy metabolism of the trophectoderm and inner cell mass of the mouse blastocyst. (1993) |
Laura Charlotte Hewitson is a British-born primate researcher noted for her work in the fields of reproductive biology and behavior. She is an affiliate scientist at the Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) and an adjunct associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Additionally, she is the Research Director of the Johnson Center for Child Health and Development in Austin, Texas. Hewitson was a staff scientist at Oregon Health Sciences University from 1997 to 2001. From 2002 to 2010 she was an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a member of the Magee-Women's Research Institute and Foundation (MWRI&F) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.