Hilary A. Godwin, Ph.D.
Dow Chemical Company Research Professor
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor
Department Chair

Professional Experience / Education / Honors and Awards / Research Interests / Professional Organizations and Affiliations

Contact Information

Department of Chemistry
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-3113

847/467.3543; 491-2996 Telephone
847/491.5937; 491-5030 Facsimile
email: h-godwin@northwestern.edu

Professional Experience

2004-present Chair, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University

2001-present   Associate Professor, Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry and Department of  Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology (Joint Appointment)

2003-2004 Associate Chair, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University

2002-present   Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Professor

2002-present   Dow Chemical Company Research Professor in Chemistry, Northwestern University

1997-present   Member, Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern University

1996-present   Preceptor, Interdepartmental Biological Sciences Program, Northwestern University

1996-2001   Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
Department of Chemistry and Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology (Joint Appointment since 1998)

Education

1994-1996 NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

1994 Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, Stanford University

1989 B.S. in Chemistry with Honors, University of Chicago

Honors and Awards

2002 Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Professor (2002-present)

2001 Paul Saltman Award (2001)

2000 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2000)

2000 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship (2000)

1999 National Science Foundation CAREER Award (1999)

1998 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Toxicology New Investigator Award (1998)

1996 Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award (1996)

1994-1996 National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (1994-1996)

1992 Stanford Centennial Teaching Assistant Award (1992)

1989-1992 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (1989-1992)

1998 Phi Beta Kappa (1989)

Research Interests

Metal ions in biological systems: molecular mechanism of lead toxicity; biophysical studies on neurological and hormonal signaling; development of fluorescent sensors for metal ions; toxicogenomics and proteomics.

Professional Organizations and Affiliations

Council for Chemical Research
American Chemical Society: Inorganic Division, Physical Division
Society for Neuroscience
Biophysical Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for Women in Science
Iota Sigma Pi

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