Background
Shows, Thomas Byron was born on May 4, 1938 in Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States. Son of Thomas Byron and Lula Mae (Wallace) Shows.
Shows, Thomas Byron was born on May 4, 1938 in Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States. Son of Thomas Byron and Lula Mae (Wallace) Shows.
Bachelor, San Diego State University, 1961; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1967.
Postdoctoral fellow, Yale University, New Haven, 1967-1969; cancer research scientist, Roswell Pk. Cancer Institute, Buffalo, 1969-1973; assistant research professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1969-1973; associate cancer research scientist, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1973-1978; associate research professor, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1973-1978; research professor department cellular and molecular biology, Roswell Park graduate division, State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1978; principal cancer research scientist, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1978-1980; associate chief experimental biology, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1979-1980; director department human genetics, State University of New York, Buffalo, since 1980; science director, Health Research Foundation The Children's Hospital, Buffalo, since 1987.
Active Boy Scouts American. Member Environmental Pollution Control Committee Buffalo. Member Genetics Society of America, American Society Human Genetics, American Society Cell Biology, American Association for the Advancement of Science (Newcomb Cleveland prize in science 1986-1987), American Association Cancer Research, New York Academy Scis.Human Gene Organization (founding council 1988), Sigma Xi (Thomas B. Tomasi Hope award 1993).
Married Sandra Jane Stetson, June 20, 1959. Children: Joyce Suzanne Burke, Evan Thomas.