Marvin S. Jr. Reitz

Background

Reitz, Marvin S. Jr. was born on August 26, 1943 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Marvin S. Senior and Madeline (Loeble) Reitz.

Education

Bachelor, Western Maryland. College, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1970.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, Boston biomedical Research Institute, 1970-1971; senior researcher, Bionetics Research Labs, Bethesda, Maryland., 1971-1977; senior investigator, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1977-1989; chief molecular genetics, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. acting chief tumor cell biology lab, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1995-1996; professor molecular biology, U. (Baltimore) Maryland., since 1996; associate director Basic Science Division, Institute Human Virology, Baltimore, since 1996.

Achievements

• Achievements include co-discovery of first human retrovirus, human T cell leukemia virus, type I.

Membership

Member American Society Microbiology.

Connections

Married Sara Altherr, May 10, 1969 (divorced November 1979). 1 child, Petra Pauline. Married Kathleen Whalen, January 20, 1980.

Children: Theresa Whalen, Andrew Donald.

Father:

Marvin S. Senior Reitz

Mother:

Madeline (Loeble) Reitz

Spouse:

Kathleen Whalen

Spouse:

Sara Altherr

child:

Andrew Donald Reitz

child:

Petra Pauline Reitz

child:

Theresa Whalen Reitz