Linda B. Buck, PhD

Professor, Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Affiliate Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington

Education

BS, 1975, Microbiology, Psychology
University of Washington

PhD, 1980, Immunology, Microbiology Department
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Postdoctoral
1980 - 1982, Immunology, Microbiology Department, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
1982 - 1984, Neuroscience, Institute of Cancer Research, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Associate
1984 - 1991, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Previous Academic Positions

2004 - 2007, Associate Director, Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
2003 - Current, Affiliate Professor, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington
2002 - Current, Professor, Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
2001 - 2002, Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School
1996 - 2001, Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School
1994 - 2017, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
1991 - 1996, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School

Other Appointments:

2007 - 2020    Board of Directors, International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., New York, NY
2007 - 2014    Consultant, Omeros Corp, Seattle, WA
2005 - 2009    Board of Directors, deCODE Genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland
2003 - 2006    Scientific Advisory Board, Nura, Inc., Seattle, WA
2000 - 2003    Scientific Advisor, Primal, Inc., Seattle, WA

Professional Societies:

1993 - Current    Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS)
1992 - Current    Society of Neuroscience

Prizes & Awards

2004     The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
2003     The Gairdner Foundation International Award
2003     Perl/UNC Neuroscience Prize
1997     The Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research
1996     The R.H. Wright Award in Olfactory Research
1996     The Unilever Science Award
1992     The Sense of Smell Award, The Fragrance Foundation
1992     The LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Science for Art Prize
1992     The Takasago Award for Research in Olfaction

Honors

2017     Honorary Member, New York Academy of Sciences
2017     Doctor of Science, honoris causa, Ben Gurion University
2015     Elected Foreign Member, The Royal Society
2015     Doctor of Science, honoris causa, University College London
2015     Doctor of Science, honoris causa, Harvard University
2011     Doctor of Science, honoris causa, Rockefeller University
2009     Elected Member, the European Academy of Sciences
2008     Elected Member, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
2007     The Medal of Merit, State of Washington
2006     Elected Member, the National Academy of Medicine
2006     Alumna Summa Laude Dignata, University of Washington
2006     The International Hall of Fame, International Women's Forum
2005     Brava Award, Women's University Club
2005     Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Washington
2005     Golden Plate Award, The Academy of Achievement
2003     Elected Member, the National Academy of Sciences
2002     Elected Fellow, the American Association for the Advancement of Science
2000     Senior Scholar Award in Aging, The Ellison Medical Foundation
1995     The 1995 Distinguished Alumnus, Graduate School, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
1993     John Merck Scholarship in the Biology of Developmental Disabilities in Children
1992     Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship Award
1992     McKnight Scholar Award from The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience

Advisory Boards and Committees

2020 - Current,    Committee Member, Prix Galien USA
2018 - 2021,         Board Member, The Dan David Prize
2015 - Current,    Scientific Advisory Board, The MIT Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
2012 - 2017,         International Advisory Panel, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden
2011, 13, 15,         Committee Member, Eric Kandel Young Neuroscientists Prize, The Hertie Foundation
17, 19, 21 23     
2010 - 2013         Committee Member, Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine
2009                      Committee Member, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Göran Gustafsson Prize
2008                      Member, 2008 Kavli Prize Committee in Neuroscience
2007                      Committee Member, Unilever Science Prize
2006 - Current    Founding Board, Rosalind Franklin Society
2005 - 2009        Advisory Board, Peter Gruber Foundation Neuroscience Prize
2005 - Current    President's Council, New York Academy of Sciences
2005 - 2019        Advisory Committee, March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology
2005 - 2013        Medical Advisory Board, The Gairdner Foundation, Toronto, Canada
2004 - 2008        Scientific Advisory Board, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
2003 - 2013        Editorial Board, Developmental Neurobiology
2002 - 2017        Editorial Board, Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience
1997 - 2016        Editorial Board, Current Opinion in Neurobiology