Setlow, Richard B. (Richard Burton)

Richard B. Setlow (1921-), Physicist (biophyiscs, cancer research). Recieved his Ph.D. in Physics at Yale University in 1947, was jointly appointed as an assistant professor at the Department of Physics and the Biophysics Program at Yale. Setlow taught Biophysics until 1961 when he left for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In 1974, Setlow moved to the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) where he is still active in DNA repair and ultraviolet radiation research. Setlow was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1973, and became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1988.

From the description of Oral History interview with Richard Setlow, 2005 April 21 (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154305656