Background
Liepkalns, Vis Argots was born on July 3, 1945 in Riga, Latvia. Son of George and Alma (Pukulis) Cernaks.
Liepkalns, Vis Argots was born on July 3, 1945 in Riga, Latvia. Son of George and Alma (Pukulis) Cernaks.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Hiram College, 1966. Master of Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Loyola University, 1972.
Postdoctoral fellow, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1974-1975;
research scientist department medicine, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1975-1976;
research associate department medicine, Boston University, 1977-1979;
instructor department pathology, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1979-1980;
assistant professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1980-1982;
guest scientist, Association for Cancer Research, Paris, 1982-1984;
charge de recherche, National Center for Scientific Research, Paris, 1984-1992. Visiting scientist McLean Hospital, Harvard University, Belmont, Massachusetts, 1990-1991. Investigator, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1990-1991.
Reviewer International Journal Cancer, International Neurochemistry, Journal Lipid Research, Molecular Immunology. Visiting facultyrsch. scholar United States Florida, since 1997.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Society Cell Biology, New York Academy of Sciences, Society Complex Carbohydrates.
Married Christine Icard, December 27, 1980. Children: Justine, Jimmy.