Background
Kirsch, Jack Frederick was born on August 14, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Louis and Laura (Berghoff) Kirsch.
Kirsch, Jack Frederick was born on August 14, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Louis and Laura (Berghoff) Kirsch.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University of Michigan, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Cytology, Rockefeller Institute, 1961.
Jane Coffin Childs fellow, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1961-1963;
Helen Hay Whitney fellow, Weizmann Institute, Rehovoth, Israel., 1963-1964;
assistant professor biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1964-1969;
associate professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1969-1974;
professor, University of California, Berkeley, since 1974;
administrative service unit head, University of California, Berkeley, 1991-1993. Visiting professor Biozentrum, U. Basel, Switzerland, 1979-1980. Member study section National Institutes of Health, 1982, 91-.
Member review panel National Science Foundation, 1985-1989. Member outside review committee biology division Oak Ridge (Tennessee) National Laboratory, 1986. Co-chairman Gordon Conference on Enzymes, Coenzymes and Metabolic Pathways, 1988.
Co-founder Bay Area Enzyme Group, 1978, chairman, 1978, 82, 89. Researcher in enzymology and genetic engineering.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Protein Society, American Chemical Society (member nominating committee biochemistry division 1978, member Executive Committee division 1988-1990, chairperson biochemistry division since 1996, division treasurer 1991-1993), American Society Biological Chemists (member educational affairs committee 1973-1975), American Society for Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology (member finance committee 1988-1993).
Married Birthe Krogh Mikkelson, January 12, 1962. Children: Gorm, Joshua.