Born May 7, 1935 Wilson, North Carolina
Degrees B.S.M. Duke University, 1959
M.D. Duke University Medical School, 1960
Professional Training
1953-1956 Duke University
1956-1960 Duke University Medical School
1958-1959 Graduate Student, Department of Biochemistry,
Duke University Graduate School
1960- 1961 Resident, Department of Medicine,
Duke University Hospital
1961-1963 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biochemistry,
Stanford University Medical School
Academic Appointments
1964-1967 Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry,
Harvard Medical School
1967-1969 Associate Professor (tenure) of Biological Chemistry,
Harvard Medical School
1969-1979 Professor of Biological Chemistry,
Harvard Medical School
1978-1987 Chairman, Department of Biological Chemistry,
Harvard Medical School
1979- Edward S. Wood Professor of Biological Chemistry,
Harvard Medical School
Major Research Interest
Structure and metabolism of nucleic acids
Awards and Honors
Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Pi Mu Epsilon A.M. (Hon), Harvard University, 1967
Career Development Award, National Institutes of Health, 1967-1976
American Chemical Society Award in Biological Chemistry, sponsored by Eli Lilly & Co., 1968
Duke Medical Center Alumni Award, 1972
Elected Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1975
Elected Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1983
Elected Member, Institute of Medicine, 1986
National Institutes of Health MERIT award, 1986-1995
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-Merck
Award in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1996
Herbert Tabor/Journal of Biological Chemistry Lectureship Award, 2006
Weinhouse 2007 Lecturer, Thomas Jefferson University
Memberships in Scientific and Professional Societies
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Editorial and Advisory Boards
1968-1973 Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Biological Chemistry
1970-1974 Member, Physiological Chemistry Study Section, National Institutes of Health
1972-1983 Associate Editor, Annual Review of Biochemistry
1973-1976 Member, National Board of Medical Examiners
1974-1975 Member, Nominating Committee, American Society of Biological Chemists
1975-1978 Member, Nucleic Acids and Protein Advisory Committee, American Cancer Society, Inc.
1976-1979 Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Molecular Biology
1977-1978 Member, Biology Department Visiting Committee, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1978-1980 Member, Advisory Board, "The Enzymes"
1978-1980 Referee, Macy Faculty Scholar Award Program
1979-1982 Member, Biology Department Visiting Committee, Brookhaven National Laboratory
1980-1989 Member, Fachbeirat of the Max-Plank-Institute für Molecuare Genetik, Berlin
1983-1993 Member, Board of Directors, Scientific Advisory Board, United States Biochemical Corp.
1983-2003 Editor, Annual Review of Biochemistry
1983-1984 Member, Nominating Committee, American Society of Biological Chemists
1983-2000 Associate, Helicon Foundation, San Diego, CA.
1984-1988 Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Biological Chemistry
1985- Member, Visiting Committee, Boston Biomedical Research Institute
1986-1999 Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Genetics Institute, Inc.
1989-1992 Member, Council for Research and Clinical Investigation Awards, American Cancer Society, Inc.
1994-1996 Member, Board of Directors, Amersham Life Sciences, Inc.
1994-1998 Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Amersham Life Sciences
1998-2000 Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Nycomed-Amersham-Pharmacia