Wayne Vincent Vedeckis

Background

Vedeckis, Wayne Vincent was born on August 25, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Vincent John and Helen Phyllis (Potapczyk) Vedeckis.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Loyola University, 1970; Master of Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1974.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1975-1979; assistant professor, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, 1979-1984; associate professor, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, 1984-1988; professor, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, since 1988; associate director basic science, Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, New Orleans, since 1994. Sabbatical Laboratory Molecular Biology, Medical Research Council, Cambridge, England,1986-1987. Reviewer Endocrinology Study Section, National Institutes of Health, 1991-1994.

Achievements

• Wayne Vincent Vedeckis has been listed as a noteworthy Medical science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Bio-chemical Molecular Biology, American Association Cancer Research, Endocrine Society.

Connections

Married Mary Louise Lavieri, March 7, 1970. Children: Michele Marie, Lisa Ellen, Kathryn Elizabeth.

Father:

Vincent John Vedeckis

Mother:

Helen Phyllis (Potapczyk) Vedeckis

Spouse:

Mary Louise Lavieri

child:

Kathryn Elizabeth Vedeckis

child:

Lisa Ellen Vedeckis

child:

Michele Marie Vedeckis