Raymond E. Zirkle
Raymond E. Zirkle | |
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| Born | Raymond Elliot Zirkle January 9, 1902 Springfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 4, 1988 (aged 86) Castle Rock, Colorado, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri (A.B., Ph.D.) |
| Spouse |
Mary Evelyn Ramsey (m. 1924) |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Radiation biology |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Some effects of alpha radiation upon plant cells (1932) |
| Doctoral advisor | Lewis Stadler |
| Doctoral students | Edwin W. Taylor |
Raymond Elliot Zirkle (January 9, 1902 – March 4, 1988) was an American biologist who was a pioneer in the field of radiation biology, and served as director of the Institute of Radio-Biology and Biophysics at the University of Chicago, Damon Runyon Fellow. Zirkle was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1959.