Dan Lindsley, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDan Lindsley
American geneticist
Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1925
Date of Death: 22-Jun-2018
Profession: geneticist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Dan Lindsley
- Dan Lindsley (October 13, 1925 – June 22, 2018) was an American geneticist known for his Drosophila research. Lindsley was born on October 13, 1925, and raised in California.
- He attended the University of Texas while serving in the United States Navy during World War II, and pursued a medical degree at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
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- Griffen, whom Lindsley first met in Texas, convinced him to transfer to the University of Missouri School of Medicine.
- There, Lindsley left medicine for biology.
- After earning his bachelor's and master's degree, Lindsley began doctoral study at the California Institute of Technology in 1949, and completed the program in 1952.
- Subsequently, he worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
- Lindsley began teaching at University of California, San Diego in 1967, and retired in 1991.
- He became a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1974, and continued academic research decades into retirement.
- Lindsley died in La Jolla, California, on June 22, 2018, aged 92.
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