Background

Schekman, Randy W. was born on December 30, 1948 in St. Paul.

Education

Bachelor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Stanford University, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Geneva, 1997.

Career

Fellow, University of California, San Diego, 1974-1976; from assistant to associate professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1976-1983; professor, University of California, Berkeley, since 1983; head division biochemistry and molecular biology, University of California, Berkeley, 1990-1997; co-chair department molecular and cellular biology, University of California, Berkeley, since 1997.

Achievements

• Randy W. Schekman has been listed as a noteworthy Molecular biology administrator, biochemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society Microbiology, American Society Biochemists & Molecular Biologists, American Academy of Arts & Sciences (elected 2000), National Academy of Sciences (elected 1992). Honorary member Japanese Biochemical Society. Foreign associate European Molecular Biology Organization.

Connections

Married, 1973; 1 child.