Background
Law, Lloyd William was born on October 28, 1910 in Ford City, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Craig Smith and Cora Jane (Whiteley) Law.
Law, Lloyd William was born on October 28, 1910 in Ford City, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Craig Smith and Cora Jane (Whiteley) Law.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1931; A.M., Harvard University, 1935; Doctor of Philosophy (Austin fellow), Harvard University, 1937; Harvard Sheldon fellow, Stanford University, 1937-1938.
Teacher high school, Charleston, Illinois, 1931-1934;
Finney-Howell Medical research fellow, Jackson Memorial Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine., 1938-1941;
Commonwealth Fund fellow, Jackson Memorial Laboratory, 1941-1942;
research associate, Jackson Memorial Laboratory, 1946;
science director, Jackson Memorial Laboratory, 1947;
now trustee. Geneticist, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1947-1952;
head leukemia studies section, National Cancer Institute, since 1952;
chief laboratory cell biology, National Cancer Institute, since 1970;
member science directorate, National Cancer Institute, 1970-1990. Panel member commission on growth National Research Council, 1952-1956.
Member pharmacology and experimental therapeutics study section National Institutes of Health, since 1955. Member screening panel cancer chemotherapy National Service Center, since 1955. Member of advisory board National Blood Research Foundation, since 1954.
Advisory board cancer research American Cancer Society, since 1965, member panel on etiology of cancer, since 1960. Science board Children's Cancer Fund American, since 1956. Board science advisers Roswell Park (New York) Cancer Institute, since 1957.
Expert advising committee cancer World Health Organization, 1960-1980. Member United States of America national committee International Union Against Cancer, 1969-1978. Member board sci.advs.
Chemotherapy Foundation New York, since 1974. Member board science advisers Ludwik Cancer Foundation, since 1980, chairman, 1985.
Served as captain 2d Air Force United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, New York Academy of Sciences, American Society Experimental Pathology, American Association Cancer Research (director 1956-1959, 65—, president 1967-1968), Italian Cancer Society, Royal Society Medicine, American Immunology Association, American Association Cancer Research (honorary 1987), Europe Association Cancer Research (honorary 1987), Cosmos Club (Washington), Sigma Xi.
Married Bernette Bohen, May 4, 1942. Children: Lloyd William, David Bradford.