Background
McReynolds, Larry Austin was born on May 27, 1946 in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Son of Austin D. and Ellen Gwenn (Ellis) McReynolds.
McReynolds, Larry Austin was born on May 27, 1946 in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Son of Austin D. and Ellen Gwenn (Ellis) McReynolds.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with honors, Oregon State University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy in Cell Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1974.
Fellow Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1974-1978. Assistant professor biochemistry University Arizona College Medicine, Tuscon, 1978-1982. Senior scientist New England Biolabs, Beverly, Massachusetts, since 1983, director eukaryotic research, since 1999.
Visiting scientist Medical Research Council Laboratory Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England, 1977—1978. Grant reviewer Research Strenghtening Grants for TDR Fillariasis at World Health Organization, National Science Foundation. Special review committee Tropical Medical Research Centers, National Institutes of Health, 1990, 94.
World Health Organization steering committee Science Group on Filariasis, Geneva, 1987—1993. Honorary professor Hunan Medical University, Changsha, China, 1998. Member board associates Whitehead Institute, since 2002.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, New York Academy of Sciences, American Heartworm Society, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Sara Murphy, November 27, 1977. Children: Elizabeth, Andrew.