Background
Lacks, Sanford Abraham was born on January 28, 1934 in New York City. Son of Charles Jonas and Goldie Rose (Dranoff) Lacks.
Lacks, Sanford Abraham was born on January 28, 1934 in New York City. Son of Charles Jonas and Goldie Rose (Dranoff) Lacks.
Bachelor of Science, Union College, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Rockefeller University, 1960.
Visiting investigator Pasteur Institute, Paris, 1957-1958. Instructor Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1960-1961. From assistant geneticist to senior geneticist Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, since 1961.
Visiting investigator Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1970-1971. Member genetics program faculty State University of New York, Stony Brook, since 1986.
Member American Society for Microbiology, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Genetics Society of America, DNA Methylation Society.
Married Elaine Rose Norris, November 22, 1959. Children: Jennifer, Daniel, Julia.