Lawrence I. Rothfield

Background

Rothfield, Lawrence I. was born on December 30, 1927 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Henrietta (Brown) Rothfield.

Education

Bachelor, Cornell Univercity, 1947; Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1951.

Career

Intern, then resident, Bellevue, Presbyterian hospitals, New York City, 1951-1953, 55-57; successively instructor, clinical assistant professor, assistant professor, New York University School Medicine, 1957-1964; from assistant professor to associate professor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, New York City, 1964-1968; professor, U. Connecticut School Medicine, Farmington, since 1968; department chairman microbiology, U. Connecticut School Medicine, Farmington, 1968-1980. Member molecular biology review panel National Institutes of Health, 1970-1975, microbiology and immunology advising committee President's biomedical Research Panel, 1975, molecular biologyrev. panel National Science Foundation, 1979-1983. Member microbial physiology and genetics rev.panel National Institutes of Health, 1990-1994, chairperson, 1991-1993.

Achievements

• Lawrence I. Rothfield has been listed as a noteworthy Microbiology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With Medical Corps United States Army, 1953-1955. Member American Society Biological Chemists, American Society Microbiology (chairman microbial physiology division 1975).

Connections

Married Naomi Fox, September 18, 1953. Children: Susan Anne, Lawrence, Jane, John.

Father:

Joseph Rothfield

Mother:

Henrietta (Brown) Rothfield

Spouse:

Naomi Fox

child:

Lawrence Rothfield

child:

John Rothfield

child:

Jane Rothfield

child:

Susan Anne Rothfield