Background
Karam, Jim Daniel was born on January 31, 1938 in Kumasi, Ghana. Came to the United States, 1960.
Karam, Jim Daniel was born on January 31, 1938 in Kumasi, Ghana. Came to the United States, 1960.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, American University Beirut, Lebanon, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University North Carolina, 1965.
Research assistant biochemistry American University Beirut, 1959-1960. Predoctoral trainee in genetics University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1961-1965. Postdoctoral fellow Cold Spring Harbor (New York ) Laboratory, 1965-1967.
Research assistant professor genetics and cell biology section University Connecticut, Storrs, 1967-1968. Research associate and associate division genetics Sloan-Kettering Institute Cancer Research, New York, 1968-1971. From associate professor to professor biochemistry Medical University South Carolina, Charleston, 1971-1991.
Professor, chairman department biochemistry School of Medicine, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, since 1991. Member advisory committee National Science Foundation, Washington, 1982-1985, 89, 90, National Institutes of Health, 1980, 81, 85, 89, 92, National Research Council, 1992.
Member American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society Microbiology, Genetics Society of America.
Married Betty Hoffman. 1 child, Giselle.