Background

Wetmur, James Gerard was born on July 1, 1941 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Leon Gerard and Wilma Aileen (Lostetter) Wetmur.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1967.

Career

Chief biochemist, United States Army Aeromed. Research Lab, Fort Rucker, Alabama, 1967-1969; assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1969-1974; associate professor microbiology, Mount Sinai School Medicine, New York City, 1974-1982; professor, Mount Sinai School Medicine, New York City, since 1982. Consultant National Institutes of Health study section, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1987, Enzo Biochem, New York City, 1983-1992, Roche Molecular Sys., since 1992.

Achievements

• James Gerard Wetmur has been listed as a noteworthy microbiology educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Town Club, Scarsdale, New York, since 1975. Captain United States Army, 1967-1969. Fellow New York Academy of Scientists (vice president 1986-1988).

Member American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Science Policy Association.

Connections

Married Brigid Mary Long, September 4, 1965. Children: Katherine, John, Tara.

Father:

Leon Gerard Wetmur

Mother:

Wilma Aileen (Lostetter) Wetmur

Spouse:

Brigid Mary Long

child:

Tara Wetmur

child:

John Wetmur

child:

Katherine Wetmur