Background
Leis, Jonathan Peter was born on August 17, 1944 in Brooklyn. Son of Morris and Beatrice (Sperber) Leis.
researcher biochemistry educator
Leis, Jonathan Peter was born on August 17, 1944 in Brooklyn. Son of Morris and Beatrice (Sperber) Leis.
Bachelor in Chemistry, Hofstra University, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Cornell University, 1970.
Postdoctoral fellow, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, New York, 1970-1973; assistant professor, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1974-1979; associate professor biochemistry, Case Western Reserve U. School Medicine, Cleveland, 1979-1986; professor biochemistry, Case Western Reserve U. School Medicine, Cleveland, 1986-1998; director Molecule Virology, Graduate Training Program, 1993-1998; associate dean for research, Northwestern University School of Medicine, since 1998; professor microbiology, Northwestern University School of Medicine, since 1998. Member 15 National Institutes of Health grant review panels, 1985-1997.
Cubmaster Boy Scouts American, Shaker Heights, Ohio, 1982-1984. member American Society Microbiology, American Society Biological Chemists, American Society for Virology.
Married Susan Lyndia Schoenfeld, December 20, 1970. Children: Benjamin, Betsy.