Clyde Stormont, 86; Did Pioneering Work in Genetics, Serology
Clyde Junior Stormont, 86, a UC Davis professor emeritus of veterinary medicine renowned for his pioneering work in genetics and serology, died of an aortal aneurysm Sept. 10 in a hospital in Woodland, Calif.
A professor of genetics and serology, the Viola, Wis.-born Stormont began his work in animal blood groups in the late 1930s at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where he got a bachelor’s degree in zoology.
He received his doctorate in genetics from the university in 1947 after serving in the Pacific as an officer in the Navy Reserve during World War II.
In 1950, after returning from working in New Zealand on a Fulbright Scholarship, he joined the faculty at UC Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine.
After retiring from the university in 1982, he become chairman and director of laboratory services at Stormont Labs in Woodland, where he remained active in research and development until 2001.
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