Background
Gaylor, James Leroy was born on October 1, 1934 in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Son of David P. and Lena (Livingston) Gaylor.
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James Leroy Gaylor
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James Leroy Gaylor, American Biomedical research director. Achievements include patents for specific synthetic inhibitors of cholesterol synthesis; research on biosynthesis of cholesterol and othermembrane-bound enzymes. E-mail: [email protected]. National Institutes of Health fellow, 1958-1960, Special fellow, 1966-1967, Guggenheim fellow, 1973-1974.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 1956; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1960.
Career
From assistant professor to professor biochemistry, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1960-1977;
chairman biochemistry, molecular and cell biology section, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1970-1976;
professor, department chairman biochemistry, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1977-1980;
associate director life science research, E.I. duPont Center Research, Wilmington, Delaware, 1981-1983;
director health science research, E.I. duPont Center Research, Wilmington, Delaware, 1984-1985;
director biological research, E.I. duPont Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, Delaware, 1986-1987;
corporation director science and technology, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1987-1997;
Adjunct Professor biochemistry, Emory University School Medicine, since 1997. Visiting professor University of Illinois, summer, 1964-1965. Sabbatical leave U. Oregon School Medicine, 1966-1967, U. Osaka, Japan, 1973-1974.
Visiting lecturer La Molina, Peru, summer 1962. Nutrition consultant Pew Foundation, Philadelphia, 1986-1992. Member board science counselors division cancer prevention National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1987-1991.
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Membership
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Nutritional Sciences, American Heart Association, American Association Pharmaceutical Scientists, New York Academy Sciences.
Connections
Married Marilyn Louise Gibson, March 25, 1956. Children— Douglas, Ann, Robert, Kenneth.
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American