Rowena Green Matthews

Rowena Green Matthews
Born	Rowena Green 1938 (age 85–86) Cambridge, England
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Known for	Studies of cobalamin and folic acid
Awards	National Academy of Sciences (2002) American Academy of Microbiology (2002) Institute of Medicine (2004) American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2005) American Philosophical Society (2009)
Scientific career
Fields	Biochemistry
Institutions	University of Michigan
Doctoral advisor	Vincent Massey

Rowena Green Matthews, born in 1938,^[1] is the G. Robert Greenberg Distinguished University professor emeritus at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.^[2] Her research focuses on the role of organic cofactors as partners of enzymes catalyzing difficult biochemical reactions, especially folic acid and cobalamin (vitamin B12). Among other honors, she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2002 and the Institute of Medicine in 2004.^[2]