Gerald Lee McLaughlin

Background

McLaughlin, Gerald Lee was born on August 9, 1949 in Westwood, California, United States. Son of Alvis Euland and Patricia (Hanlan) McLaughlin.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1972; Master of Arts in Biology, Chico State University, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, U. Iowa, 1981.

Career

Instructor microbiology, Butte Community College, Chico, California, 1974; instructor parasitology, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1979, 81; National Institutes of Health postdoctoral trainee, U. Notre Dame, Indiana, 1981-1983; research associate, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1983-1985; National Research Council fellow, guest researcher, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, 1985-1987; assistant professor, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1987-1991; associate professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1991-1994; associate professor, School Medicine Indiana U., Indianapolis, since 1994. Advisor World Health Organization, Geneva, 1987. Consultant Molecular Biosystems, Inc., San Diego, California, 1987-1990, Ecuador Cholera Project, since 1992.

Plenary speaker VIII International Conference on Malaria and Babesiosis, Brazil, 1991.

Achievements

• Gerald Lee McLaughlin has been listed as a noteworthy Parasitology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Cub scout leader Boy Scouts American, Urbana, 1989-1990. Active Champaign County (Illinois) Humane Society, since 1991. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Midwest Tropical Disease Research (program officer), Illinois State Veterinary Medicine Association (associate), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Robin Ann Spicher, June 9, 1979. Children: Jason Lee, Melissa Kay, Amanda Marie.

Father:

Alvis Euland McLaughlin

Mother:

Patricia (Hanlan) McLaughlin

Spouse:

Robin Ann Spicher

child:

Amanda Marie McLaughlin

child:

Melissa Kay McLaughlin

child:

Jason Lee McLaughlin