Lloyd M. Kozloff

Lloyd Mordecai Kozloff (1923–2012) was an American microbiologist and virologist. He served on the faculty of the University of Chicago, the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and University of California, San Francisco, where he became dean of the UCSF Graduate Division. Kozloff retired from UCSF in 1993. He died of heart failure in 2012.

Early life and education Kozloff was born on October 15, 1923 in Chicago. After finishing high school early, he attended University of Chicago and graduated with a degree in biochemistry at age 19. He served in the United States Navy for a time, then returned to Chicago for his Ph.D., which he received in 1948 for work with Earl Evans. In 1980 Kozloff moved again to University of California, San Francisco, where he served as the dean of the Graduate Division from 1981 to 1991. He retired in 1993. In recognition of his interest in graduate student education, a graduate fellowship was established in his name. While in Colorado, Kozloff developed a new research interest in ice-nucleating bacteria. Kozloff died of heart failure on March 10, 2012 at age 88.