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Susan M. Fitzpatrick
Vice President
James S. McDonnell Foundation
Area(s) of expertise: Philanthropy, scientific research, public understanding of science, neuroscience
Language(s) spoken: English
Contact Information:
202-326-6440
scipak@aaas.org
PIO Contact: Ginger Pinholster
202-326-6440
gpinhols@aaas.org
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Susan M. Fitzpatrick is a member of the AAAS board and vice president of
the James S. McDonnell Foundation — one of a limited number of
international grantmakers supporting university-based research in the
biological and behavioral sciences. She lectures and writes on issues
concerning the role of private philanthropy in the support of scientific
research, and on issues related to the public understanding of science.
Fitzpatrick was the associate executive director of the Miami Project to
Cure Paralysis (1989-1992), a comprehensive basic science and applied
science research center focused on restoring neurological function to
persons with spinal cord injury. As executive director of the Brain
Trauma Foundation (1992-1993), Fitzpatrick guided the Foundation to a
position as a leader in advancing the acute care of patients with
traumatic brain injury. Fitzpatrick is an adjunct assistant professor of
neurobiology and anatomy at Washington University School of Medicine
(St. Louis), teaching neuroscience. She received her B.S. summa cum
laude from St. John's University (1978) and her Ph.D. in biochemistry
and neurology from Cornell University Medical College (1984).
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