He was born in England in 1936 and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham. He worked for twenty years as a professor at Case Western Reserve University and later served as the Chairman of Oxford Bioscience Corporation. Walton was instrumental in the development and funding of the Human Genome Project.
He was born in England in 1936, earned his Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham, worked for twenty years as a professor at Case Western Reserve University, and later served as Chairman of Oxford Bioscience Corporation. Walton's contributions were instrumental in the development and funding of the Human Genome Project.