Background
Sportsman, John Richard was born on November 15, 1952 in Wurzburg, Germany. Arrived in the United States, 1953. Son of Benjamin Robert and Rhona Olive Sportsman.
Sportsman, John Richard was born on November 15, 1952 in Wurzburg, Germany. Arrived in the United States, 1953. Son of Benjamin Robert and Rhona Olive Sportsman.
AB, Occidental College, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University Arizona, 1982.
Postdoctoral fellow Scripps Clinic Research Foundation, LaJolla, California, 1982-1984. Research biochemist Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, 1984-1992. Manager biochemistry Systemix, Inc., Palo Alto, California, 1992-1993.
Director molecular recognition Telik, Inc., South San Francisco, 1993-1998. Director assay system LJL Biosystem, Inc., Sunnyvale, 1998-2000. Director biochemistry, vice president re-agent research and development Molecular Devices Corporation, since 2000.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, Society Biomolecular Screening.
Married Frances Kral, December 1, 1984 (divorced December 2000). Children: Richard Warner Bros., Timothy B.V.