Background
II, Robert Orville Ralston, was born on November 20, 1951 in Omaha. Son of Robert Orville and Dorothy Jane (Gill) R.
researcher molecular biologist
II, Robert Orville Ralston, was born on November 20, 1951 in Omaha. Son of Robert Orville and Dorothy Jane (Gill) R.
Bachelor in English and Journalism cum laude, University Nebraska, 1974. Postgraduate, University Nebraska, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University Nebraska, 1980.
Graduate research assistant department chemistry University Nebraska, Lincoln, 1976-1980, research associate, 1977-1980. Postdoctoral fellow department microbiology and immunology University California, San Francisco, 1981-1985, staff research scientist George W. Hooper Research Foundation, 1985-1986. Principal scientist department virology Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, California, since 1987.
Member American Society Microbiology, American Chemical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Anne Marie Stommes, April 5, 1975.