Background
HITCHINGS, George was born on April 18, 1905 in Hoquiam, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of George and Lillian B. (nee Matthews) Hitchings.
HITCHINGS, George was born on April 18, 1905 in Hoquiam, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of George and Lillian B. (nee Matthews) Hitchings.
Bachelor of Science, University Washington, 1927. Master of Science, University Washington, 1928. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1933.
Doctor of Science, University Michigan, 1971. Doctor of Science, University Strathcylde, 1977. Doctor of Science (honorary), New York Medical College, Valhalla, 1981.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Emory University, Atlanta, 1981. Doctor of Science (honorary), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1982. Doctor of Science (honorary), University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1982.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Mount Sinai School Medicine, City University of New York, New York City, 1983. Doctor of Science (honorary), Harvard University, 1987. Doctor of Science (honorary), Medical University of South Carolina, 1988.
Division of Medical Sciences (honorary), University North Carolina, 1988. Doctor of Science (honorary), Long Island University, 1989. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Hahnemann University, 1990.
Doctor of Science (honorary), East Carolina University, 1993.
Fellow, University of Wash. 1926-1928, Harvard University 1928-1934. Instructor and Tutor Harvard University 1934-1936, Research Fellow 1934-1936, Association 1936-1939.
Senior Instructor Western Reserve University 1939-1942. Biochemist Burroughs Wellcome Company 1942-1946, Chief Biochemist 1946-1955, Association Research Director 1955-1963, Research Director (Chemotherapy Division) 1963-1967, Vice-President in charge of Research 1967-1975, Director 1968-1984, Scientist Emeritus and Consultant since 1975. Professor, of Pharmacology Brown University 1968-1980.
Adjunct Professor, of Pharmacology and of Experimental Medicine Duke University since 1970. Adjunct Professor, of Pharmacology University of N.C., Chapel Hill since 1972. Visiting Professor, of Clinical Pharmacology Chuang-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea 1974-1977.
Visiting lecturer, Pakistan and Iran 1976, Japan and India 1980, South Africa 1981. Director Burroughs Wellcome Fund since 1968, President since 1971. Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine, Royal Society of Chemistry.
Fields of activity: chemotherapy, anti-metabolites, organic chemistry of hetercycles, nucleic acids, anti-tumour, anti-malarial, and anti bacterial drugs. Honorary Doctor of Science (University of Michigan) 1971, (University of Strathclyde) 1977, (New York Medical College, Valhalla) 1981, (Emory University) 198i, (Duke University) 1982, (University of N.C.) 1982, (Mt. Sinai University) 1983.
Member American Cancer Society, American Red Cross (board directors Durham County Chapter) board directors Durham United Fund. Founder Greater Triangle Community Foundation, president, 1983-1985. Board directors Burroughs Wellcome Fund, 1968-1993, president, 1972-1991.
Member research and evaluation advisory committee North Carolina State Department Corrections, 1974-1976, drug development committee National Cancer Institute, 1975-1978, external advisory committee Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1978-1984. Board directors Medical Foundation North Carolina Inc., 1984-1987. Friend Duke University Library.
(life); member Hitchings day and symposium Harvard University, 1992. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society Chemistry (honorary, foreign). Member National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council (committee on growth 1952-1953), The Royal Society (foreign member), American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Society Biological Chemistry, International Transplantation Society, American Association for Cancer Research (honorary, award 1989), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Royal Society Medicine (foreign member, director Foundation), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi (president Research Triangle Park Club 1991), Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Beverly Reimer, May 30, 1933 (deceased 1985). Children: Laramie Ruth (Mistress Robert C. Brown), Thomas Eldridge. Married Joyce Shaver, February 9, 1989.