Raymond L. Erikson (January 24, 1936 – March 30, 2020) was a molecular biologist and virologist who noted research on cell growth and regulation.
[1] He also served as the John F. Drum American Cancer Society Professor of Cellular and Developmental Biology at Harvard University.
Upon completion of his Ph.D., Erikson moved out to Colorado and began pursuing a career in molecular biology research.
Erikson spent a sabbatical (1972–1973) at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund Laboratories, where he became immersed in avian sarcoma virus-mediated transformation of cells.
After his sabbatical, in 1976 at the Richard M. Franklin at University of Colorado School of Medicine, he researched RNA bacteriophages.
[4] After finishing up his research of v-Src, Erikson encouraged his students to look into cell alterations such as morphology, motility and metabolism.
[5] Later in his career, Erikson served as the John F. Drum American Cancer Society Professor of Cellular and Developmental Biology.