Background
Strauss, Bernard S. was born on April 18, 1927 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Kate (Silk) Strauss.
Strauss, Bernard S. was born on April 18, 1927 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Kate (Silk) Strauss.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1950; postdoctoral fellow, University Texas, 1950-1952.
Teaching assistant, California Institute Technology, 1947-1948; assistant professor, Syracuse University, 1952-1956; associate professor, Syracuse University, 1956-1960; research associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1954-1955; associate professor, University of Chicago, 1960; professor, University of Chicago, since 1965; Chairman of Commission genetics, University of Chicago, 1962-1976; department chairman microbiology, University of Chicago, 1969-1984; department chairman molecular genetics and cell biology, University of Chicago, 1984-1985; dean basic science, division biological science, University of Chicago, 1985-1988. Visiting professor U. Sydney, 1967, Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew U., Jerusalem,1975, 81. Member genetics training committee National Institutes of Health, 1962-1966, 70-73, member chemical pathology study section, 1985-1989.
Served with United States Merchant Marine, 1945-1947. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Society Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, American Association Cancer Research, Genetics Society of America, Genetics Society Japan (honorary), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Carol Maxine Dunham, September 8, 1949. Children: Leslie Joan Travis, David Wilson, Paul Leonard.