Background
Katz, Leonard was born on November 9, 1943 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Boris and Freda (Leibovitch) Katz.
Katz, Leonard was born on November 9, 1943 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Boris and Freda (Leibovitch) Katz.
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, McGill University, Montreal, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Genetics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1970.
Postdoctoral fellow, University of California, San Diego, 1970-1974;
assistant professor biology, New York University, New York City, 1974-1977;
senior scientist, Schering-Plough, Inc., Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1977-1979;
senior scientist, Abbott laboratories, North Chicago, Illinois, 1979-1985;
laboratory head prokayotic genetics, Abbott laboratories, North Chicago, Illinois, 1988-1993;
associate research fellow, Abbott laboratories, North Chicago, Illinois, 1990-1994;
senior group leader, Abbott laboratories, North Chicago, Illinois, since 1993;
research fellow, Abbott laboratories, North Chicago, since 1994. Reviewer research grants NSH, National Research Council, Canada, Medical Research Council, Canada. Lecturer American Society for Microbiology Foundation, 1992-1993.
Ad hoc member IRG study section biorganic and natural products chemistry National Institutes of Health, 1994. Convenor seminar 34th Intersci. Conf.on Antimicrobial Assemblies of God Theological Seminary and Chemotherapy, Orlando, Florida, 1994, American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting, Washington, 1995.
Married Susan Soiferman, March 26, 1967 (divorced June 1988). Jonathan A., Jennifer B.