Background
Bogorad, Lawrence was born on August 29, 1921 in Tashkent, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Came to the United States, 1922. Son of Boris and Florence (Bernard) Bogorad.
Bogorad, Lawrence was born on August 29, 1921 in Tashkent, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Came to the United States, 1922. Son of Boris and Florence (Bernard) Bogorad.
Bachelor of Science, University Chicago, 1942. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1949.
Instructor botany University Chicago, 1948-1951, assistant professor department botany, 1953-1957, associate professor, 1957-1961, professor, 1961-1967. Professor biology Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967-1992, chairman department biology, 1974-1976, director Maria Moors Cabot Foundation Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1976-1987, Maria Moors Cabot professor biology, 1980-1992, professor emeritus, 1992—2003. Visiting investigator Rockefeller Institute, New York City, 1951-1953.
Committee on science public policy National Academy of Sciences, 1977-1981. Committee on science engineering public policy NAS-National Academy of Engineering-IOM1990-1992. Member Assembly of Life Sciences, National Research Council, Space Studies Board, 1995-1998.
Joint council on food and agricultural science Department Agriculture, 1978-1982.
Associate editor Botanical Gazette, 1958. Member editorial committee Annual Review Plant Physiology, 1963-1967, Annual Review Cell Biology, 1984-1988. Member editorial board Plant Physiology, 1965-1966, Biochimica Biophysica Acta, 1967-1969, Journal Cell Biology, 1967-1970, Journal Applied and Molecular Genetics, 1981-1985, Plant Molecular Biology, 1981-1985, Plant Cell Reports, 1981-1985.Editor, chairman editorial board Proceedings National Academy of Sciences, 1991-1995.
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member National Academy of Sciences (chairman botany section 1974-1977, member council 1989-1992, editor proceedings, chairman editorial board Proceedings 1991-1995), American Association for the Advancement of Science (board directors 1982-1986, president 1986-1987, chairman board 1987), American Philosophical Society, American Society Biological Chemistry, American Society Cell Biology, American Society Plant Physiologists (president 1968-1969, Stephen Hales award 1982), Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters (foreign), Society Development Biology (president 1984).
Married Rosalyn G. Sagen, June 29, 1943. Children– Leonard Paul, Kiki M. Lee.