James William Lash

Background

Lash, James William was born on October 24, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph and Alice (Smith) Lash.

Education

Phd, University of Chicago, 1954; Master of Science (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1981.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, National Institutes of Health, Philadelphia, 1955-1957; senior research fellow, National Institutes of Health, London, 1986; from assistant professor to professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1957-1995; professor emeritus, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1995; Helen Hay Whitney fellow, Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, Philadelphia, 1958-1961; Helen Hay Whitney Established Investigator, Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, Philadelphia, 1961-1966. Consultant National Science Foundation, Washington, 1967-1970. Member of advisory board, consultant National Institutes of Health, 1970-1983.

Achievements

• James William Lash has been listed as a noteworthy Embryology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

• Avocations: watercolors, nature, reading, music, birding.

Connections

Married Natalie Novak, September 10, 1954. 1 child, Rebecca.

Father:

Joseph Lash

Mother:

Alice (Smith) Lash

Spouse:

Natalie Novak

child:

Rebecca Lash