Background
Gumport, Richard I. was born on June 23, 1937 in Pocatello, Idaho, United States. Son of Issac and Helen Roberta (Burkey) Gumport.
biochemist educator consultant
Gumport, Richard I. was born on June 23, 1937 in Pocatello, Idaho, United States. Son of Issac and Helen Roberta (Burkey) Gumport.
Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Chicago, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University of Chicago, 1968; postgraduate, Stanford University, 1968-1972.
Assistant professor biochemistry University Illinois, Urbana, 1971-1977, associate professor biochemistry, 1977-1986, professor biochemistry, from 1986, associate head biochemistry, 1989-1992, 1994—2001, interim head biochemistry Urbana, 1993-1994, associate dean, academic affairs, College Medicine, 2001—2008, professor emeritus, biochemistry, from 2007. Visiting scholar biochemistry Harvard University, Cambridge, 1979-1980. Visiting professor department biology Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China, 1986.
Visiting fellow Cetus Corporation, Emeyville, California, 1991-1992. Consultant to various biotechnology companies. Editorial board Journal Biological Chemistry, 1997-2007, Chemical Biological, since 2006.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, member American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Chemical Society, American Society Microbiology, Protein Society.
Married Roberta Helene Kugell. Children: Susan Rachel, William Isaac.