Background
Reed, Lester James was born on January 3, 1925 in New Orleans. Son of John T. and Sophie (Pastor) Reed.
Reed, Lester James was born on January 3, 1925 in New Orleans. Son of John T. and Sophie (Pastor) Reed.
Bachelor of Science, Tulane University, 1943. Honorary Doctor of Science, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1946.
Research assistant, National Defense Research Committee, Urbana, Illinois, 1944-1946; research associate biochemistry, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1946-1948; faculty, University Texas, Austin, since 1948; professor of chemistry, University Texas, since 1958; Ashbel Smith professor, University Texas, since 1984; research science, Clayton Foundation Bio-chemical Institute, since 1949; associate director, Clayton Foundation Bio-chemical Institute, 1962-1963; director, Clayton Foundation Bio-chemical Institute, 1963-1996.
Member National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Merck award 1994), American Chemical Society (Eli Lilly & Company award in biological chemistry 1958), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
Married Janet Louise Gruschow, August 7, 1948. Children— Pamela, Sharon, Richard, Robert.