Background
Ball, Laurence Andrew was born on July 9, 1944 in York, Yorkshire, England. Came to the United States, 1969. Son of Laurence Elinger and Christine Mary Ball.
educator microbiologist researcher
Ball, Laurence Andrew was born on July 9, 1944 in York, Yorkshire, England. Came to the United States, 1969. Son of Laurence Elinger and Christine Mary Ball.
Bachelor, Oxford (England) University, 1966. Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1969.
Research fellow University Wisconsin, Madison, 1969-1971. Member science staff National Institute Medical Research Mill Hill, London, 1972-1974. Assistant professor in residence University Connecticut, Storrs, 1974-1979.
Associate professor University Wisconsin, Madison, 1979-1982, professor biochemistry, 1982-1987. Professor microbiology University Alabama, Birmingham, 1987—2005. President International Committee for Taxonomy of Viruses, since 2002.
Fellow: American Academy Microbiology. Member: European Academy of Sciences, American Society for Microbiology, American Society for Virology (council 1997—2000).
Married Ann Marguerite Gordon-Walker, July 20, 1968 (divorced 1983). Children: Jennifer Susan Truitt, Katherine Sarah Lemuz. Married Gail Williams Wertz, May.
