Brenda Andrews

Canadian biologist
Person human Q22077754
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Summary

Brenda Andrews was born on 1957[1]. She has worked as a geneticist[2], academic[3], and biophysicist[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Canada[6]
  • Employer: University of Toronto[7]
  • Educated at: University of Toronto[8], University of California, San Francisco[9]
  • Doctoral advisor: Paul Sadowski[10], Ira Herskowitz[11]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[12], Companion of the Order of Canada[13], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[14]
  • Member of: Royal Society of Canada[15]
  • Sex or gender: female[16]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[17]
  • Family name: Andrews[18]
  • Given name: Brenda[19]
  • Student of: Ira Herskowitz[20], Paul Sadowski[21]
  • Name in native language: Brenda Jean Andrews[22]

Why It Matters

Brenda Andrews has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

What did Brenda Andrews do for work?

Brenda Andrews worked as a geneticist[2], academic[3], and biophysicist[4].

Where did Brenda Andrews go to school?

Brenda Andrews was educated at University of Toronto[8] and University of California, San Francisco[9].

What awards did Brenda Andrews receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[12], Companion of the Order of Canada[13], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . thedonnellycentre.utoronto.ca. thedonnellycentre.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . cifar.ca. cifar.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . cifar.ca. cifar.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . cifar.ca. cifar.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . cifar.ca. cifar.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · PKalnai · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    U.s. copyright office public records system name id → Andrews, Brenda
    National academy of sciences member id → 20049513
    Occupation → geneticist, academic, biophysicist
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'mk', 'ru']
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → —
    Member of → —
    Citizenship → —
    Educated at → University of Toronto, University of California, San Francisco
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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