A Life in Science, Rich in Inspiration
DR. ALEXANDER “SANDY” LAWTON III
1938
2021
A RENAISSANCE MAN
ABOUT SANDY
A Life in medical research can be complex, inaccessible, and lonely. For Sandy Lawton, his groundbreaking work in immunology and rheumatology – a career that kept him at the forefront of medical advances – was anything but that.
Combining teaching, research, and leading younger scientists through their own experiments resulted in a life both sweeping in its arc of accomplishments and driven by relationships that launched many young colleagues to significant careers of their own.
“I still miss the pleasure and stimulation of the vigorous, no-holds-barred and challenging debates we used to have on each scientific and clinical problem that we faced,’’
EDUCATION
1956
Asheville School for Boys
1957-1960
Yale University
1960-1964
Vanderbilt School of Medicine
WORK EXPERIENCE
Scientist
1966-1969
Clinical Associate
Laboratory of Clinical Investigation
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious disease
National Institutes of Health
1969-1971
Fellow in Immunology
Department of Pediatrics
Department of Microbiology
University of Alabama Medical Center
1971-1973
Assistant Professor
and Associate Scientist
Department of Pediatrics
Department of Microbiology
University of Alabama Medical Center
1973-1976
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Department of Microbiology
University of Alabama Medical Center
1973-1980
Cancer Research and Training Program
University of Alabama in Birmingham
1976-1980
Professor
Department of Pediatrics
University of Alabama Medical Center
1977-1980
Professor
Department of Microbiology
University of Alabama Medical Cente
1980-2008 Retirement
Edward C Stahlman Professor
Pediatric Physiology and Cell Metabolism
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
1980-2008 Retirement
Professor
Department of Microbiology
Vanderbilt University