Leonard Erickson
{{Infobox scientist
|name = Dr. Leonard C. Erickson
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|birth_date = December 17, 1946
|death_date = {{death date and age|2013|5|19|1946|12|17}}
|birth_place = Waltham, Massachusetts
|nationality =
|field = Oncology
|work_institutions = Indiana University
IUPUI
|alma_mater = Florida State University
|doctoral_advisor = J. Herbert Taylor
|doctoral_students =
|known_for = Leading the Indiana University Cancer Center
Notable researcher of DNA repair
|prizes = Won the Robert Wallace Miller endowed professorship
}}
Leonard C. Erickson was the Robert Wallace Miller Professor of Oncology at the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Cancer Center, and he also served as Deputy Director of the Indiana University Cancer Center.[http://www.indiana.edu/~alldrp/members/erickson.html Official Indiana University bio]
Biography
Born in Waltham, Massachusetts, Leonard Erickson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Ottawa University in 1968. He received both his master's degree in Biology and Genetics in 1972, and his Doctorate in Biology and Genetics in 1974 from Florida State University.
From 1974 - 1983 Erickson held the positions of Senior Staff Fellow, Expert Investigator, and Senior Investigator at the National Cancer Institute.[http://www.indiana.edu/~alldrp/members/erickson.html Early career]
From 1983 - 1996, Erickson served as a Research Professor at Loyola University Chicago. In 1996 he joined the Indiana University School of Medicine faculty as a full Professor. In 1998 he was named the Robert Wallace Miller Scholar, and in 2003 he was named Deputy Director of the Indiana University Cancer Center.{{Cite web|title=Patient Crossroad - In Home Healthcare and Elder Care|url=https://www.researchcrossroads.org/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=Patient Crossroad|language=en-US}}
Erickson died at the age of 66 on May 19, 2013. His residence was located in Zionsville, Indiana.{{Cite web|title=Leonard Erickson Obituary (2013) Waltham News Tribune|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/walthamnewstribune/name/leonard-erickson-obituary?pid=164944416|access-date=2021-08-31|website=Legacy.com}}
Awards
In 1998, he was appointed to the Robert Wallace Miller endowed professorship.{{Cite web |url=http://cancer.iu.edu/news/research/archives/1998/12.pdf |title=endowed granted |access-date=2009-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902075310/https://cancer.iu.edu/news/research/archives/1998/12.pdf |archive-date=2006-09-02 |url-status=dead }}
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External links
- [http://www.indiana.edu/~alldrp/members/erickson.html Official profile]
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Category:Florida State University alumni
Category:Indiana University faculty
Category:Ottawa University alumni