BIO

Franklin Hamilton is a 1960 graduate of Carter-Parramore High School.  He received his bachelor’s degree from Florida A&M University in chemistry/biology and the Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.  He has held faculty research appointments at the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Atlanta University and Florida A&M University.  He has held visiting scientist appointments at NIH-NIAID and the University of California, Berkeley. His academic career includes service as a consultant to programs in the NIH, NSF, NASA, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation.  He is currently retired and resides with his wife in the Orlando area.