Laurence H. Kedes

Background

Kedes, Laurence H. was born on July 19, 1937 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Sammuel Ely and Rosalyn (Epstein) Kedes.

Education

Student, Wesleyan University, 1955-1958; Bachelor of Science with distinction, Stanford University, 1961; Doctor of Medicine, Stanford University, 1962.

Career

Intern, Presbyterian U. Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1962-1963; assistant resident, Presbyterian U. Hospital, Pittsburgh, 1963-1964; research associate laboratory biochemistry, National Cancer Institute Peterson, 1964-1966; senior assistant medical resident, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1966-1967; surgeon, United States Public Health Service, 1964-1966; postdoctoral fellow department biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967-1968; junior associate in medicine and hematology associate, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1967-1969; research trainee in embryology, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1969; instructor biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1969-1970; assistant, associate then professor medicine, Stanford University, 1970-1989; director admissions medical school, Stanford University, 1978-1981; William M. Keck professor biochemistry and medicine, chair biochemistry, director Institute Genetic Medicine, University of Southern California School Medicine, Los Angeles, since 1989. Staff physician VA, 1970-1992. Visiting scientist Laboratory Molecular Embryology, Naples, Italy, 1969-1970, Department Animal Genetics, U. Edinburgh, 1970, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, 1976-1977.

Instructor embryology MarineBiol. Laboratory, Woods Hole, 1976. Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute,1974-1982.

Founder, director IntelliCorp., Mountain View, California, 1980-1990,chairman, 1982-1986.

Achievements

• Laurence H. Kedes has been listed as a noteworthy Biochemistry educator, physician, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member fellowship award committee American Cancer Society, 1978-1981. Co-principle investigator BIONET, 1984-1989. Member research committee American Heart Association, 1987.

Member science advisory board Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1988-1993. Member Western Society for Clinical Research, American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Psysicians, American Society Microbiology, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, International Society Development Biology, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Shirley Beck, June 15, 1958. Children: Dean Hamilton, Maureen Jennifer, Todd Russell.

Father:

Sammuel Ely Kedes

Mother:

Rosalyn (Epstein) Kedes

Spouse:

Shirley Beck

child:

Todd Russell Kedes

child:

Dean Hamilton Kedes

child:

Maureen Jennifer Kedes