Joel David Morrisett

Background

Morrisett, Joel David was born on May 2, 1942 in Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Stephen and Mary Catherine (Keeley) Morrisett.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Davidson College, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Organic Chemistry, U. North Carolina, 1968.

Career

National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow, Stanford (California) U., 1970; from assistant professor to associate professor, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1971-1981; scientific director specialized center research, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1977-1981; professor, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, since 1981; associate director magnetic resonance center, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1985-1988; acting director magnetic resonance center, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1988-1992. Research grant consultant American Heart Association, Dallas, 1984-1987, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1984-1988. Research consultant Abbott laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois, 1989.

Achievements

• Joel David Morrisett has been listed as a noteworthy Biochemist, biophysicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Restrictions chairman Southgate Section Civic Club, Houston, 1980. Captain United States Army, 1968-1970.

Connections

Married Mary Willard Myers, December 28, 1967. Children: Elizabeth, Samuel, Sarah, Daniel, Miriam, Paul, Philip.

Father:

James Stephen Morrisett

Mother:

Mary Catherine (Keeley) Morrisett

Spouse:

Mary Willard Myers

child:

Daniel Morrisett

child:

Sarah Morrisett

child:

Paul Morrisett

child:

Philip Morrisett

child:

Miriam Morrisett

child:

Samuel Morrisett

child:

Elizabeth Morrisett