Background
LaMont, Samuel was born on September 28, 1936 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Son of Jack and Wendy (Torrance) LaMont.
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Samuel LaMont
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Samuel LaMont, American Parasitologist. Avocations: baseball, reading, entomology.
M C. Recipient Parasitologist of Year award American Journal Hookworm Research, 1985,William Freehan Memorial Svc. award Foundation for Parasitically Transmitted Diseases, 1987; grantee National Science Foundation, 1974, 78, 90.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Michigan State University, 1957; Master of Science in Parasitology, Michigan State University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiology, Michigan State University, 1970.
Career
Research associate, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1957-1959;
junior parasitologist, Angstrom & Company, Nashville, 1959-1963;
chief parasitologist ringworm division, Bech laboratories, Dowagiac, Michigan, 1963-1967;
member tapeworm research staff, Von Humboldt Parasite Foundation, Escanaba, Michigan, 1967-1972;
manager alkaline laboratory, Zuckerman Chemicals, Bad Axe, Michigan, 1972-1974;
chief larval development laboratory, Johnson Institute for Malaria Research, Lakeland, Florida, 1974-1980;
assistant director, Johnson Institute for Malaria Research, Lakeland, Florida, 1980-1983;
director, president, Moresby Center for Cardiac Parasitology, Southfield, Michigan, 1983-1989;
director, president, The Galt Clinic, Indianapolis, since 1989. Visiting professor larval growth Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1966. Lecturer U. Paris, 1977.
Member of advisory board Michigan Gov's. Council on Infectious Diseases, Lansing, 1987. Member of advisory county World Health Organization, Kenya, 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Northrup Foundation, Cleveland, since 1984, Lopez Clinic, Mexico City, 1986-1988, Indianapolis Research Foundation, since 1991. Member American Parasitology Association, Society for Experimental Parasitology, Indiana Parasitology Association, Michigan Association Parasitologists, Florida Malaria Scientists Association, Society American Baseball Research, Sigma Pi.
Connections
Married Frances Goldsmith, August 28, 1960;children: Carrie, Daniel, Gage.
