Background
Branton, Daniel was born on January 13, 1932 in Antwerp, Belgium. Came to the United States, 1941.
Branton, Daniel was born on January 13, 1932 in Antwerp, Belgium. Came to the United States, 1941.
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Cornell Univercity, 1954; Master of Science in Pomology, University of California, Davis, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Physiology, University of California, Berkeley, 1961.
Postdoctoral fellow Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland, 1961-1963. Assistant, associate, full professor botany University California, Berkeley, 1963-1973. Higgins professor biology Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1973, emeritus.
Visiting scientist Louisiana Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England, 1970-1971. Member Molecular Biology Study Section National Institutes of Health, 1974-1978.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences (chairman section on cellular and development biology), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Biophysics Society, American Society for Cell Biology (council 1972-1975, president 1984-1985), Sigma Xi.
Parents American citizens).