Keith Cranston Robbins Obituary
We are sad to announce that on August 11, 2023 we had to say goodbye to Keith Cranston Robbins of Reston, Virginia, born in Munster, Indiana. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Keith Cranston Robbins to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Ollice Cranston and Edith Eileen Robbins; his daughter Elizabeth Robbins; and his granddaughter Opal Spiral Meadows. He is survived by: his daughters, Christine (Ed Glidden) and Nancy; his grandchildren, Alex, Anna, Eli, Wylie, Ransome and Aksel; and his great grandchildren, Holly, Ailea and Jamie.
Keith made numerous and highly significant original contributions to cancer research during his distinguished career at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland as a member of the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, the at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), serving as and the Chief of its Molecular Genetics Section from 1985–1988.
