Arthur Weissbach

Background

Weissbach, Arthur was born on August 27, 1927 in New York City. Son of Louis and Vivian (Ruhalter) Weissbach.

Education

Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Columbia University, 1953.

Career

Predoctoral, then postdoctoral fellow, Life Insurance Medical Research Fund, 1950-1953; assistant professor biochemistry, Albany (New York) Medical College, 1954-1955; senior biochemist, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1955-1968; head department cell biology, Roche Institute Molecular Biology, Nutley, New Jersey, 1968-1983; associate director, Roche Institute Molecular Biology, Nutley, New Jersey, 1983-1989; adjunct member, Roche Institute Molecular Biology, Nutley, New Jersey, 1989-1990; National Science Foundation senior postdoctoral fellow, Institute Pasteur, Paris, 1959-1960. Chairman science review commission on cause and prevention National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, 1979-1981. Chairman science advisory board biology division Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1988-1991.

Member science advising committee Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, 1987. Hoffmann-LaRoche visiting scientist Institute Biologie, Paris, 1968-1969.

Achievements

• Arthur Weissbach has been listed as a noteworthy Biochemistry researcher, educator, editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Methods for Plant Molecular Biology (Selected Methods in Enzymology) by Arthur Weissbach (1988-06-01)

Membership

Member environmental committee Sanibel (Florida)-Captiva Conservation Foundation, since 1994. City of Sanibel Vegetation Committee, since 1995, chairman, 1997-1998. President Ridge at Sanibel Bayous Homeowners' Association, 1991, board directors Sanibel Bayous Homeowners Association, 1994-1995, 97-98.

Member American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Connections

Married Joyce Olhoeft, November 1, 1958. Children: Lyle, Claudia.

Father:

Louis Weissbach

Mother:

Vivian (Ruhalter) Weissbach

Spouse:

Joyce Olhoeft

child:

Claudia Weissbach

child:

Lyle Weissbach