William Joseph Lennarz

Background

Lennarz, William Joseph was born on September 28, 1934 in New York City. Son of William and Louise (Richter) Lennarz.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1959; research fellow, Harvard, 1959-1962.

Career

Member faculty Johns Hopkins School Medicine, 1962-1983, associate professor biochemistry, 1966-1970, professor, 1971-1983. Resident Advisor Welch professor and chairman department biochemistry and molecular biology University Texas Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, 1983-1989. Chairman State University of New York, department biochemistry and cell biology, Stony Brook, 1989—2007, distinguished professor, since 1989.

Director Institute for Cell and Development Biology, since 1990. Consultant National Institutes of Health, Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. Secretary advisory board Ceptor Corporation.

Science advisory board Whitney Laboratory, 2005-2009.

Achievements

• William Joseph Lennarz has been listed as a noteworthy research biologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Academy of Sciences, American Chemical Society, American Society Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology (president 1989-1990, council 2002-2006), American Society Cell Biology (public affairs committee), American Medical Graduate School Department Biochemistry (president 1993), International Union Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (executive committee), Worcester Foundation (science advisory board), Society Glycobiology (president 1993, Karl Meyer award 2004), Research Foundation State University of New York (Outstanding Researcher), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Chi Sigma.

Connections

Married Roberta S. Lozensky, June 16, 1956 (divorced June 1973). Children: William, Matthew, David. Married Sheila Jackson, July 13, 1973.

Father:

William Lennarz

Mother:

Louise (Richter) Lennarz

Spouse:

Roberta S. Lozensky

Spouse:

Sheila Jackson

child:

William Lennarz

child:

Matthew Lennarz

child:

David Lennarz