Daniel Branton
Daniel Branton (born January 13, 1932) is an American cell biologist.
Branton earned a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics at Cornell University, then moved to the University of California, Berkeley to pursue a PhD in plant physiology.[1] He taught at UC–Berkeley until joining the Harvard University faculty in 1973,[1] where he later held the Higgins Professorship of Biology.[2] In 1985, Branton was president of the American Society for Cell Biology.[3]
He won a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1970,[4] and was elected to membership within the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1974 and 1981, respectively.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Daniel Branton Harvard University". United States National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Daniel Branton". Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "ASCB Presidents". American Society for Cell Biology. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Daniel Branton". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Professor Daniel Branton". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
Categories:
- 1932 births
- Living people
- American cell biologists
- Cornell University alumni
- Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences faculty
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- University of California, Berkeley faculty
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences