Background
Carlson, Bruce Martin was born on July 11, 1938 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Martin E. and Esther (Granquist) Carlson.
Carlson, Bruce Martin was born on July 11, 1938 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Martin E. and Esther (Granquist) Carlson.
Bachelor, Gustavus Adolphus College, 1959; Master of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1961; Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1986.
Exchange scientist, Institute of Development Biology, Moscow, 1965-1966; Fulbright fellow, Hubrecht (Netherlands) Institute, 1973-1974; Joshiah Macy scholar, U. Helsinki, Finland, 1981-1982; exchange scientist, Institute of Physiology, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1971; assistant professor of anatomy to professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1966; professor biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1979; department chairman anatomy and cell biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1988; research scientist Institute Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1989. Fellow Fetzer Institute, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1990-1996, trustee, since 1998. Member study sections National Institutes of Health, 1986-1990, National Board Medical Examiners, 1994-1996.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Russian Academy Natural Sciences. Member American Association of Anatomists (nominating committee 1991, Executive Committee 1994, president since 1997), American Society Zoologists (division chairman 1987-1989), American Society Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Association of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Neurobiology Chairpersons (president 1995), Society of Development Biologists, International Society of Development Biology.
Married Jean Ann Hyslop, August 18, 1968. Children: Martin, James.