Background
Silvers, Willys Kent was born on January 12, 1929 in New York City. Son of Lewis Julian and Miriam Elizabeth (Rosenzweig) Silvers.
Silvers, Willys Kent was born on January 12, 1929 in New York City. Son of Lewis Julian and Miriam Elizabeth (Rosenzweig) Silvers.
Bachelor, Johns Hopkins University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1954.
Associate staff scientist, Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine., 1956-1957; associate member, Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, 1957-1965; member of faculty, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, since 1965; professor genetics, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 1967-1998; professor emeritus, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, since 1998. Member allergy and immunology study section National Institutes of Health, 1962-1966, advisory board primate research centers, 1968-1971, committee cancer immunobiology National Cancer Institute, 1974-1978, board science overseers Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, 1980-1989.
Member of American Genetic Association (council 1980-1983, president 1983).
Married Abigail M. Adams, September 29, 1956 (deceased June 18, 2005). Children: Deborah Elizabeth, Willys Kent.