Background
Carlson, Elof Axel was born on July 15, 1931 in Brooklyn. Son of Axel Elof and Ida Charlotte (Vogel) Carlson.
Carlson, Elof Axel was born on July 15, 1931 in Brooklyn. Son of Axel Elof and Ida Charlotte (Vogel) Carlson.
Bachelor, New York University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1958.
Lecturer, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1958; lecturer, Queen's U., Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 1958-1960; assistant professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960-1964; associate professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1964-1968; professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1968-1974; Distinguished Teaching professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, since 1974. Distinguished visiting professor San Diego State University, 1969, University of Minnesota, 1974, U. Utah, 1984, Tougaloo (Mississippi) College, 1987. Master Honors College, State University of New York, since 1988.
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Member of staff Lilly Endowment Workshop in the Liberal Arts, Colorado Springs, 1979-1994. Member of advisory county Danforth Foundation, 1974-1979. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Society Human Genetics, Genetics Society American, Historyof Science Society.
Married Helen Zuckerman, September 1, 1954 (divorced 1958). 1 child, Claudia; married Nedra Ann Miller, March 28, 1959. Children: Christina, Erica, John, Anders.