Background
Leadbetter, Edward Renton was born on January 26, 1934 in Barnesboro Spangler, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Daniel and Mary Katherine Leadbetter.
Leadbetter, Edward Renton was born on January 26, 1934 in Barnesboro Spangler, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Daniel and Mary Katherine Leadbetter.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Franklin and Marshall College, 1955. Master of Arts (honorary), Amherst College, Massachusetts, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1959.
Instructor Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1959—1978, professor, 1970—1978. Professor microbiology University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, since 1978. Program director metabolic biochemistry National Science Foundation, Washington, 1990—1991.
Co-director microbial diversity Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1995—1999. Director program in biochemistry The Loomis School, Windsor, Connecticut, 1967—1970.
Chairman The Common School, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1972—1975. Member of Society for General Microbiology (member editorial board Microbiology 1995—2000), American Society for Microbiology (councilor 2000-2002).
Married Gloria A. Mydlinski, October 20, 1956. Children: Aletha Prankus, Garth Renton, Briana Sitler, Jared Renton.