Background
Sherman, Fred was born on May 21, 1932 in Minneapolis. Son of Harry and Ann (Kaufman) Sherman.
Sherman, Fred was born on May 21, 1932 in Minneapolis. Son of Harry and Ann (Kaufman) Sherman.
Bachelor, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Minnesota, 2002.
Postdoctoral fellow, U. Washington, Seattle, 1959-1960;
postdoctoral fellow, Laboratory Genetique Physiological, Gif-sur-Yvette, France, 1960-1961;
senior instructor, U. Rochester, New York, 1961-1962;
assistant professor, U. Rochester, New York, 1962-1966;
associate professor, U. Rochester, New York, 1966-1971;
professor department biochemistry School Medicine & Dentistry, U. Rochester, New York, since 1971;
department chairman biochemistry, U. Rochester, New York, since 1982. Instructor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, 1970-1987. Wander Memorial lecturer, 1975.
Wilson professor of University Rochester, 1982.
Member of American Society Microbiology, Genetic Society of America (board directors 1983-1985), National Academy of Sciences (chairman genet. secretary 2000-2003), American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Revina Freeman, July 25, 1958 (divorced). Children: Aaron, Mark, Rhea. Married Elena Rustchenko Bulgac, May 5, 2001.