Background
Hoffman, Joseph Gilbert was born on August 19, 1909 in Buffalo. Son of Joseph and Helene (Seyler) Hoffman.
Hoffman, Joseph Gilbert was born on August 19, 1909 in Buffalo. Son of Joseph and Helene (Seyler) Hoffman.
Bachelor of Arts with honors, Cornell Univercity, 1935, Doctor of Philosophy, 1939.
Staff Roswell Park Memorial Institute, 1939-1946, director cancer research, 1946-1954, consultant cancer research, 1954-1974. Physicist Carnegie Institute Washington, 1940-1942, National Bureau Standards, 1942-1944. Science staff Los Alamos Science laboratories, 1944-1946, consultant, 1946-1974, research professor of University Buffalo School Medicine, 1947-1974, professor biophysics, 1954-1974, professor physics 1957-1974.
Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Association Cancer Research, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine Western New York, Austin Flint Society Medical Unitarian.
Married Ruth A. Buckland, August 17, 1940. Children: Joseph H., Paul G. Research assistant.