Teresa Poulart
emigrated from Poland to New York with her family in 1965, where all but
Teresa still live. After High School, Teresa went on to attend the City
College of New York, receiving a B.S. in chemistry in 1972. As a research
technician at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, she applied
to, and was accepted in, the graduate program there 2 years later, where
Teresa received her M.S. degree in cell biology.
At the same time, the lab where she was working moved its quarters to Boston and she met Vincent Betista, who she subsequently fell in love with and married in 1975. In March 1976, Vincent and Teresa had a son, Leon. Not wanting to miss out on raising him, Teresa stayed at home and enjoyed the years that she could until he began school.
In 1980, the Betista family moved to Sarasota, Florida, where Teresa worked at Mote Marine Laboratory. She presently works for the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, (a part of the University of Florida) where she is a biologist who specializes in DNA research.
At the same time, the lab where she was working moved its quarters to Boston and she met Vincent Betista, who she subsequently fell in love with and married in 1975. In March 1976, Vincent and Teresa had a son, Leon. Not wanting to miss out on raising him, Teresa stayed at home and enjoyed the years that she could until he began school.
In 1980, the Betista family moved to Sarasota, Florida, where Teresa worked at Mote Marine Laboratory. She presently works for the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, (a part of the University of Florida) where she is a biologist who specializes in DNA research.
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