Background
Baird, Michael Leonard was born on July 26, 1949 in Goshen, New York, United States. Son of Leonard Howard and Frieda (Tuttle) Baird.
geneticist molecular biologist
Baird, Michael Leonard was born on July 26, 1949 in Goshen, New York, United States. Son of Leonard Howard and Frieda (Tuttle) Baird.
Bachelor, Drew University, 1971. Master of Arts, State University of New York, New Platz, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1978.
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1978-1979; research associate fellow, Columbia University, New York City, 1979-1982; senior scientist, Lifecodes Corporation, Valhalla, New York, since 1987; DNA expert witness, Lifecodes Corporation, Valhalla, New York, since 1986. Lecturer about uses of DNA for identification, various locations in the United States and Europe, since 1985. Visiting fellow U. Paris, 1982.
Member International Society for Forensic Haemogenetics, American Society Human Genetics, American Association Blood Banks (member parentage testing committee since 1986), Academy Forensic Science.
Married Anne Born, June 15, 1974. Children: Grace Anna, Mary Dorothy, Charles Michael.