William Gartland, a biochemist who worked for more than 30 years at various parts of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, died peacefully July 17, 2018, at the age of 77.
Gartland graduated from Holy Cross College in 1962. In 1968 he earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Princeton. In 1969 he did postgraduate training in the department of biochemistry at the NYU Medical Center, and in 1970 at the biology department at the University of California, San Diego. He started at the National Institutes in Bethesda, Md., in 1970.
He went on to positions in the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the National Institute of Dental Research. He retired in 2001.
Gartland is survived by his wife of 37 years, Margaret.
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