Sidney Machen Morris

Background

Morris, Sidney Machen was born on March 31, 1946 in Tyler, Texas, United States. Son of Sidney Machen and Mary Margaret Morris.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University Texas, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1975.

Career

United States Public Health Service postdoctoral fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1975-1978; research associate, Case Western Reserve U., Cleveland, 1978-1982; assistant professor molecular biology, U. Pittsburgh, 1983-1989; associate professor, U. Pittsburgh, since 1989. Ad hoc member biochemistry study section National Institutes of Health, 1987-1990, member, 1991-1993.

Achievements

• Sidney Machen Morris has been listed as a noteworthy Molecular biology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Microbiology, Endocrine Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Lambda Upsilon.

Connections

Married Joan Marie Loftus, May 28, 1988. Stepchildren: Randall Stone, Patricia Stone.

Father:

Sidney Machen Morris

Mother:

Mary Margaret Morris

Spouse:

Joan Marie Loftus

child:

Patricia Stone Morris

child:

Randall Stone Morris