Background
Townsend, LeRoy B. was born on December 20, 1933 in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Son of L.B. and Ocie Mae (McBride) Townsend.
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LeRoy B. Townsend
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Education
Bachelor in Chemistry and Mathematics, New Mexico Highlands U.-Las Vegas, 1955; Master of Science, New Mexico Highlands U.-Las Vegas, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Arizona State University-Tempe, 1965; Doctor of Science. (honorary), University Nebraska.
Career
Associate professor medicinal chemistry, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1971-1975;
professor, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1975-1978;
adjunct professor of chemistry, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1975-1978;
professor medicinal chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1979;
Albert B. Prescott professor medicinal chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1985;
professor of chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1979;
chairman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1979;
director interdependent graduate program in medicinal chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1979. Chairman drug discovery and development program Comprehensive Cancer Center. Member cancer research committee National Cancer Institute, since 1979, commission on development treatments for rare genetic disease department human genetics.
Member of national advising committee on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome to National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Member steering commission on chemotherapy of malaria World Health Organization. Member study section on chemotherapy of cancer National American Cancer Society.
Member American Cancer Society study section drug development hematology and pathology;various ad hoc site visit teams National Cancer Institute. Chairman purines andpyrimidines Gordon Research Conference. Chairman National Medicinal Chemistry Symposium.
President International Congress Heterocyclic Chemistry. Participant symposia in field. Lecturer various national and international science congresses.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society (chairman, counsilor medicinal chemistry division), International Society Heterocyclic Chemistry (treasurer, president 1973-1979), National American Chemical Society (chairman division of medicinal chemistry), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Connections
Married Sammy Beames, September 15, 1953. Children: Lisa Loree, LeRoy Byron.
