Background
Ackers, Gary Keith was born on October 25, 1939 in Dodge City, Kansas, United States. Son of Leo Finley and Mabel Ida (Hostetler) Ackers.
researcher Biophysical chemistry educator
Ackers, Gary Keith was born on October 25, 1939 in Dodge City, Kansas, United States. Son of Leo Finley and Mabel Ida (Hostetler) Ackers.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Mathematics, Harding College, Searcy, Arkansas, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Physiological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 1964.
Instructor physiological chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, Baltimore, 1965-1966; professor biology and biophysics, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, Baltimore, 1977-1989; director Institute Biophysics Research, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, Baltimore, 1987-1989; assistant professor biochemistry, University of Virginia School Medicine, Charlottesville, 1966-1967; associate professor, University of Virginia School Medicine, Charlottesville, 1967-1972; professor biochemistry and biophysics, University of Virginia School Medicine, Charlottesville, 1972-1977; professor biochemistry and molecular biophysics, Washington University, St. Louis, since 1989; head department biochemistry and molecular biophysics, Washington University, St. Louis, 1989-1996. Instructor physiology Marine Biological laboratories, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1974-1976. Chairman Gordon Conference on Proteins, 1985.
Member Biophysics Society (county 1972-1974, 80-83, president 1984-1985, Cole research award 1994), American Chemical Society (program chair biological chemical division 1994), American Society Bio-chemical Molecular Biology.
Married Clarissa Melba Cheney, May 12, 1984. Children: Lisa, Sandra, Keith.
