Background
Putnam, Frank William was born on August 3, 1917 in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. Son of Frank and Henrietta (Holzmann) Putnam.
educator immunologist biochemistry educator
Putnam, Frank William was born on August 3, 1917 in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. Son of Frank and Henrietta (Holzmann) Putnam.
Bachelor of Arts, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1939; Master of Arts, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1942; Master of Arts (honorary), Cambridge (England) University, 1973.
Instructor, research associate, Duke U. Medical School, 1942-1946;
biochemist, Chemical Warfare Service, Camp Detrick, Maryland., 1946;
assistant professor, University of Chicago
then associate professor biochemistry, University of Chicago, 1947-1955;
Lasdon research fellow, Cambridge U., 1952-1953;
professor biochemistry, head Department, University Florida, 1955-1965;
professor biology, director division biological science, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1965-1969;
professor molecular biology and zoology, Indiana U., 1972-1974;
distinguished professor molecular biology and biochemistry, Indiana U., 1974-1988;
professor emeritus, Indiana U., since 1989. Board visitors Duke U. Medical Center, 1970-1975. Chairman of Commission nomenclature ofhuman immunoglobulins International Union Immunol.
Socs., 1971-1976; Chairman.basic science review board VA, 1972-1976. Chairman cancer cause and prevention advising committee National Cancer Institute, 1974-1975. Science advising committee Papanicolaou Cancer Research Institute, 1976-1982.
Research review committee American Red Cross, 1973-1977. Science committee Brussels Colloquium on Protides of Biological Fluids, 1970-1990. Chairman virus cancer program advising committee National Cancer Institute, 1975-1977.
Senior medical advanced.group VA, 1976-1980. Council division biological science and Pritzker Medical School, University of Chicago, 1977-1987. Chairman Assembly Life Sciences National Academy Sciences, 1977-1981.
Member United States National Committee Biochemistry, 1973-1979. President science advising committee G.E.R.M.I., Lyon, France, 1981-1987.
Trustee Argonne Universities Association, 1981-1982. Board governors University Chicago Argonne National Laboratory, 1983-1989, chairman Science and technical committee, 1983-1987. Board directors Radiation Research Foundation, 1981-1987.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences. Member National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences (Midwest council 1975-1984), Pan-American Association biomedical Sciences (secretary-general 1975-1978), Japan Electrophoresis Society (honorary), American Institute Biological Sciences (life), American Society Biological Chemists (secretary 1958-1963), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Association Immunologists, American Chemical Society (chairman division biological chemistry 1966-1967), Society Peruana de Patologia (honorary), Federation Societies Experimental Biology (chairman secretaries committee 1958-1963), Protein Society, International Society Thrombosis Haemostasis, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Delta Sigma Rho. Clubs: Cosmos.
Married Dorothy Alice Linder, November 18, 1942. Children— Frank William, Beverly Susan.