Caricature of Dr Leo Samuels, Professor of Biochemistry and Chair of the Department of Biochemistry

Dr Samuels was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1899. Dr Samuels received his A.B from Emmanuel Missionary College in 1925 and his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Chicago in 1930. Dr Samuels was a biochemist for the Kellogg Foundation Cancer Research Center in Los Angeles from 1930-1931. Dr Samuels was Director of the research laboratory at White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles from 1930-1934. Dr Samuels was Instructor in Pharmacology at the University of Southern California School of Medicine from 1934-1937. Dr Samuels was Assistant Professor in Physiological Chemistry at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine from 1937-1943. Dr Samuels was Associate Professor, 1943-1944 and Professor of Biochemistry and Chair of the Department of Biochemistry from 1944-1964. Dr Samuels died in 1978.