Background
Silva, Robert Farrell was born on March 20, 1945 in Louisville. Son of Frank William and Dorothy (Farrell) Silva.
Silva, Robert Farrell was born on March 20, 1945 in Louisville. Son of Frank William and Dorothy (Farrell) Silva.
Bachelor in Mathematics, University North Carolina, 1967. Master of Science in Microbiology, Louisiana State University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology, University Florida, 1975.
From postdoctoral fellow to staff fellow National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1975-1978. Assistant virologist department pathology University of California at Los Angeles, 1978-1982. From microbiologist to supervisory microbiologist USDA/ARS, Avian Disease and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, Michigan, since 1983.
Study section panal member United States Department of Agriculture competitive research grants, Washington, 1989. Committee member 2nd Symposium on Genetic Engineering of Animals, Ithaca, New York, 1988-1989.
Member American Association Avian Pathologists, American Society Microbiology, American Society Virology, Poultry Science Association.
Married Arlene Meyers.