Roger Macdonald Burnett

Background

Burnett, Roger Macdonald was born on January 10, 1941 in London. Son of John Edward Burnett and Patience Lena (Hatchard) Pumphrey. came to the United States, 1964. Naturalized, 1991.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, U. London, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Protein Crystallography, Purdue University, 1970; Habilitation in Structural Biology, U. Basel, Switzerland, 1975.

Career

Associate research biophysicist, Biophysics Research division University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1970-1973; vollassistent department structural biology, Bioctr., U. Basel, 1973-1975; assistant professor, Bioctr., U. Basel, 1975-1982; project leader, Bioctr., U. Basel, 1977-1980; associate professor department biochemistry and molecular biophysics, Columbia University, New York City, 1980-1988; professor, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, since 1988; chairman structural biology program, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, 1991-1995; associate director science development, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, since 1996; Wistar Institute professor of chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1988. Reviewer Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source. Reviewer National Institutes of Health, member computer image analysis special study section, 1983, member biophysics chemistry study section, 1984, participant neurological disorders program project site visit, 1989.

Reviewer National Science Foundation, member biophysics program advisory panelDiv. Molecular Bioscis., 1986-1990. Member biotechnology resource advisory panel U. Arizona, Tucson, 1987-1989.

Vice chairman viral assembly summer conference Federation American Socs. Experimental Biology, Saxtons River, Vermont, 1990, chairman, 1992. Presenter professional and educational institutions.

Achievements

• Roger Macdonald Burnett has been listed as a noteworthy Biology, biochemistry and biophysics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Director Washington Square West Project Action Committee, Philadelphia, 1990-1991, Washington Square West Trust, 1992-1995. Member of advisory county biophysics section New York Academy Sciences, 1983-1984. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Crystallographic Association, Biophysics Society, Harvey Society.

Connections

Married Ingrid-Karola Schuller, December 8, 1990. Children: Stephanie, Daniel V.

Father:

John Edward Burnett Pumphrey

Mother:

Patience Lena (Hatchard) Pumphrey

Spouse:

Ingrid-Karola Schuller

child:

Daniel V. Burnett

child:

Stephanie Burnett