Background
Goldberg, Robert B. was born on May 28, 1944 in Cleveland.
Goldberg, Robert B. was born on May 28, 1944 in Cleveland.
Bachelor of Science in botany, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1966. Master of Science in genetics, University Arizona, Tucson, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in genetics, University Arizona, Tucson, 1971.
Assistant professor Wayne State University, Detroit, 1973—1976, University of California at Los Angeles, 1976—1978, associate professor, 1978—1983, professor, 1983—1996, Distinguished Professor Molecular, Cell, and Development Biology, since 1996. Program director Genetic Mechanisms for Crop Improvement United States Department of Agriculture, 1983, program director Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology, 84. Chairman Division Cell, Molecular and Plant Biology University of California at Los Angeles, 1983, director Plant Molecular Biology Program, 1991—1996, director Multicampus Seed Institute, since 1986.
Chair Education Foundation American Society Plant Biologists, 1998—2002. Co-founder and director Ceres Inc., Malibu, California, since 1996.