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Landis, William Joel was born on March 1, 1943 in Clarksville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Albert Broudy and Ethel Landis.
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William Joel Landis, American biophysicist, educator. Recipient Kappa Delta award American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1983; Fulbright Senior fellowship Fulbright Foundation, 1988; grantee William F. Milton Fund, 1984-1986, Whitaker Health Science Fund, 1981-1983, National Institutes of Health, since 1980, National Aeronautical and Space Administration, since 1988.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University Massachusetts, 1965. Master of Science in Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy in Biophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972.
Career
Associate in orthopaedic surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1972-1974;
research assistant in orthopaedic surgery (anatomy), Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1974-1981;
assistant professor in orthopaedic surgery (anatomy), Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1981-1984;
associate professor orthopaedic surgery (anatomy/cellular biology), Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 1984;
research assistant orthopaedic surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, 1972-1975;
senior research associate, Children's Hospital, Boston, since 1980;
Fulbright senior research scholar, The Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1988-1989. Consultant in field; ad hoc scientific study section National Institutes of Health, 1989-1993. Grant reviewer American Institute of Biological Science, Washington, since 1990.
Ad hoc grant reviewer Medical Research Council, Canada, since 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Member New England Society for Electron Microscopy (director biological science 1975-1978, vice president 1984-1985, president 1985-1986), Orthopaedic Research Society, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscope Society of America, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, American Society for Cell Biology, American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology, Fulbright Association, International Association for Dental Research, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.
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Married Jane Therese Hogan. Children: Mark William, Rebecca Lynn, Benjamin David.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1965
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1967
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1972
Career
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1972 - 1974
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1988 - 1989
Awards
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Recipient Kappa Delta award American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1983. Fulbright Senior fellowship Fulbright Foundation, 1988. Grantee William F. Milton Fund, 1984-1986, Whitaker Health Science Fund, 1981-1983, National Institutes of Health, since 1980, National Aeronautical and Space Administration, since 1988.Recipient Kappa Delta award American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons, 1983. Fulbright Senior fellowship Fulbright Foundation, 1988. Grantee William F. Milton Fund, 1984-1986, Whitaker Health Science Fund, 1981-1983, National Institutes of Health, since 1980, National Aeronautical and Space Administration, since 1988.