ʃiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɜː bˈætʃəlɚz dᵻɡɹˈiː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ɪn baɪˈɑːlədʒi fɹʌmðə stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk æt stˈoʊni bɹˈʊk ænd hɜː pˌiːˈeɪtʃ.dˈiː. ɪn bˌaɪoʊkˈɛmɪstɹi fɹʌm kɔːɹnˈɛl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi.
She received her bachelor's degree in 1974 in Biology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Cornell University in 1980.