Geneticist. Lindstrom (1891-1948) received his degree (1914) from the University of Wisconsin and his Ph. D (1917) from Cornell University. From 1917-1919 he served in the Air Force, and from 1919-1922 was an Assistant Professor of Genetics at the University of Wisconsin. He established a new Genetics Department (1922-1948) at Iowa State University and was also the Vice-Dean (1937- ) of the Graduate School. In 1944-1945 Lindstrom also established a Department of Genetics at the National University of Medellin, Colombia.
Dr. Lindstrom's research interests included inheritance, linkage relations, maize and tomato genetics. Lindstrom was a member of the following organizations: Genetics Society of America, American Society of Naturalists, Botanical Society of America, American Genetic Association, Iowa Academy of Science, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
From the description of Papers, 1917-1947. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 39200728
