Dr. Buss received a Ph.D. from University of California, San Diego, postdoctoral training at The Salk Institute, and was a Senior Scientist at
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in La Jolla. She held positions as full professor at Iowa State University and University of Kentucky, and Director of Graduate Studies at University of Kentucky. She is now a Senior Research Scientist at TECHLAB, Inc. in Blacksburg, VA, a winemaker, and avid gardener.
