Background
Boyd, James Brown was born on June 25, 1937 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of James and Ruth Ragland (Brown) Boyd.
Boyd, James Brown was born on June 25, 1937 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of James and Ruth Ragland (Brown) Boyd.
Bachelor, Cornell University, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1965.
Postdoctoral fellow, Max-Planck Institut for Biologie, Tubingen, W.Ger, 1965-1968; assistant professor department genetics, University of California, Davis, 1969-1971; associate professor, University of California, Davis, 1971-1977; professor, University of California, Davis, 1977-1993. Visiting scholar Stanford (California) U., 1988-1989. Member genetics study sect.NIH, 1976-1980.
Served with Mediterranean Shipping Company United States Army, 1959-1960. Member Genetics Society of America, Sierra Club, Sigma Xi.
Married Susie Fay Staats, April 23, 1960. Children: Randall Ragland, Pamela Annual.