Background
Sanders, Benjamin Elbert was born on October 19, 1918 in Bowersville, Georgia, United States. Son of C. Lamar and Christine (Hogsed) Sanders.
Sanders, Benjamin Elbert was born on October 19, 1918 in Bowersville, Georgia, United States. Son of C. Lamar and Christine (Hogsed) Sanders.
Bachelor of Science, Wofford College, 1939. Master of Science in Chemistry, University Georgia, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy (American Chemical Society fellow), Purdue University, 1949.
Research biochemist, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, 1949-1951; research associate, Sharp & Dohme Company, West Point, Pennsylvania, 1951-1953; research associate, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research laboratories, West Point, Pennsylvania, 1953-1958; director protein chemistry department, Merck Institute, West Point, 1958-1961; associate professor biochemistry, State University New York, Buffalo, 1961-1967; professor, State University New York, 1967-1985; professor emeritus, State University New York, 1986-1992,; associate chairman biochemistry department, State University New York, 1966-1975. Research collaborator Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1958-1963.
Board of directors North Penn Young Men’s Christian Association, 1956-1961. Served to First lieutenant Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Chemical Society, American Society Biological Chemists, New York Academy Sciences, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Son of; married Dorothy McIntyre, September 7, 1946. Children: Lamar, Marcia Jean.