Background
Ort, Donald Richard was born on February 20, 1949 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Eldon Lloyd and Margaret (Smith) Ort.
Ort, Donald Richard was born on February 20, 1949 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Eldon Lloyd and Margaret (Smith) Ort.
Bachelor of Science, Wake Forest University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1974.
Postdoctoral University Washington, Seattle, 1970—1978, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1974—1976. Assistant professor biochemistry University Illinois, Urbana, 1978—1982, associate professor, since 1982. Plant biochemist Department Agriculture, since 1978.
Member of American Society Plant Physiology (editorial board member since 1984), Biophysics Society.
Married Sara Elizabeth Martin, July 17, 1971. Children: Heather, Eldon.