David L. Garbers

David Lorn Garbers (March 17, 1944 – September 5, 2006) was an American scientist who primarily researched reproductive biology, particularly the communication between egg and sperm cells. In 1993, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Early life and education David Lorn Garbers was born on March 17, 1944, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he grew up on his family's farm. His parents were Florence and Wilfred Garbers. He then conducted post-doctoral research at Vanderbilt University. He succeeded Joseph F. Hoffman as editor of the peer-reviewed journal the Annual Review of Physiology after he left the position in 2005. His tenure as editor was brief due to his sudden death the following year.

Much of Garbers's research centered on the mechanisms of communication between egg cells and sperm cells. and the National Academy of Sciences in 1993. Garbers was inducted to the West Salem High School Alumni Hall of Fame in 2023.

Personal life and death David Garbers was first married to Laureen O. Krueger in 1967. He later married Marilyn Kay Hanson in 1974. They had two children together. Garbers died at age sixty-two of a heart attack on September 5, 2006.