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Down, James Arthur was born on July 22, 1952 in Victoria, B.C., Canada. Son of Harry Arthur and Barbara Ann (Rumsby) Down. came to the United States, 1986.
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James Arthur Down, Canadian Protein chemist. Achievements include first to crystallize a whole surface protein from Trypanosoma Brucei, the cause of human sleeping sickness; co-developer of Schools Development Authority diagnostic test for Tuberculosis; co-inventor of novel DNA-binding surfaces. Scholar Government B.C., 1970, 72, 73, Medical Research Council Canada, 1974, 75; fellow Merck, Sharp and Dohme, Harvard University, 1986-1990.
Education
Bachelor of Science, U. Victoria, 1974; Master of Science, Dalhousie, Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, 1976; Phd, U. Toronto (Canada), 1986.
Career
Researcher, U. Victoria, 1977-1979; postdoctoral fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986-1990; scientist, Becton Dickinson & Company, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, since 1990. Protein chemist consultant Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, 1986.
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Cubmaster Oconeechee Council, Pack 202, Boy Scouts of America.
Connections
Married Irene Mary Julia Buhlers, September 3, 1976. Children: Adrian Harry, Christopher Harold.
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Canadian