Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1914, July 24 | Born, Cobble Hill, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada |
| 1934 | B.Sc., McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 1935 | M.Sc., McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 1938 | Ph.D., Pharmacology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1938-1950 | Instructor, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., conducting advanced research in pharmacology; assistant professor, 1946-1950 |
| circa 1941-circa 1946 | Civilian, Office of Scientific Research and Development, Malaria Research Program, conducting studies related to the chemotherapy of malaria |
| 1943 | Married Fremont Ellis Kelsey (died 1966) |
| 1947 | Published with F. E. Kelsey and E. M. K. Geiling Essentials of Pharmacology. Philadelphia: Lippincott; 2nd edition, 1951; 3rd edition, 1955; 4th edition, 1960 |
| 1950 | M.D., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1950-1952 | Editorial associate, Journal of the American Medical Association, American Medical Association, Chicago, Ill. |
| 1953-1954 | Intern, Sacred Heart Hospital, Yankton, S. Dak. |
| 1954-1957 | Associate professor of pharmacology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S. Dak. Recipient, Lederle Medical Faculty Award |
| 1956 | Became a United States citizen |
| 1957-1960 | Private medical practice, Vermillion, S. Dak. |
| 1960-1963 | Medical officer, Bureau of Medicine, United States Food and Drug Administration |
| 1962 | Recipient, President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service for refusal to approve commercial distribution of thalidomide in the United States |
| 1963-1966 | Medical officer, Investigational Drug Branch, Division of New Drugs, Bureau of Medicine, United States Food and Drug Administration |
| 1965 | Inducted into National Women's Hall of Fame, New York World's Fair, New York, N.Y. |
| 1966-1967 | Director, Division of Oncology and Radiopharmaceutical Drug Products, Office of New Drugs, Bureau of Medicine, United States Food and Drug Administration |
| 1967-1968 | Assistant to the director for Scientific Investigations, Bureau of Medicine, United States Food and Drug Administration |
| 1968-1971 | Director, Division of Scientific Investigations, Office of Medical Support, Bureau of Medicine, United States Food and Drug Administration |
| 1971-1977 | Director, Scientific Investigations Staff, Office of Scientific Evaluation, Bureau of Drugs, United States Food and Drug Administration |
| 1977-1982 | Director, Division of Scientific Investigations, Office of Scientific Evaluation, Bureau of Drugs, United States Food and Drug Administration |
| 1982-1987 | Director, Division of Scientific Investigations, Office of Compliance, Center for Drugs and Biologics, United States Food and Drug Administration |
| 1987-1995 | Director, Division of Scientific Investigations, Office of Compliance, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, United States Food and Drug Administration |
| 1995-200? | Deputy for Scientific and Medical Affairs, United States Food and Drug Administration |
| 2000 | Inducted into National Women's Hall of Fame, Seneca Falls, N.Y. |
| 2005 | Retired from United States Food and Drug Administration |
| 2010 | Recipient, first Drug Safety Excellence Award, United States Food and Drug Administration; award renamed The Dr. Frances O. Kelsey Drug Safety Excellence Award |
| 2014 | Moved to London, Ontario, Canada |
| 2015 | Named to the Order of Canada |
| 2015, Aug. 7 | Died, London, Ontario, Canada |