RUWINS - Rutgers University Women In Neuroscience

Seminar Series - January 28th, 2005

Does SeXX Matters in Biology?

(Florence Haseltine)

Florence Haseltine, Ph.D., MD

Chief Executive Officer
Haseltine Systems Corporation Alexandria, VA, USA


Florence Haseltine's profile*:


Dr. Haseltine, the founder of Haseltine Systems Corporation, has a proven track record of success in the biomedical field and is an internationally recognized expert on health issues related to the disabled. The nonprofit organization founded by her, the Society for the Women's Health Research, began in 1988. Dr. Haseltine currently manages a federal program in reproductive biology.

Throughout her twenty-year career as an obstetrician and gynecologist, Dr. Haseltine has been committed to improving the quality of life for the disabled.

She is the senior editor of Reproductive Issues for Persons with Disabilities, a book that since its publication in 1990 has been considered a seminal contribution to its field. In 2003, she edited the The Welner's Guide to the Treatment of Women with Disabilities after Dr. Welner's dealth in 2001.

Until 1996, Dr. Haseltine was on the staff of the National Rehabilitation Hospital located in Washington, DC. In 1998 she was awarded the Kilby Award for her innovative work.

* Information taken from Haseltine Systems Corporation web site at
http://www.haseltine.com

and Dr Hasltine's profile at
http://www.ascb.org/news/vol20no10/profile.html