Background
Hay, Robert James was born on January 23, 1938 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Arthur Wesley and Mary Irene (Stewart) Hay. came to the United States, 1964. Naturalized, 1970.
scientific organization executive cell biologist
Hay, Robert James was born on January 23, 1938 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Arthur Wesley and Mary Irene (Stewart) Hay. came to the United States, 1964. Naturalized, 1970.
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology with honours, University Manitoba, Winnipeg, 1960. Master of Science in Virology, University Manitoba, Winnipeg, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1964.
Technician Virus Laboratory,, Winnipeg General Hospital, 1958-1959;
instructor department bacteriology and immunology, U. Manitoba Medical College, 1960-1961;
instructor biochemistry, U. Glasgow, 1961-1964;
research biochemist Aging Research Laboratory,, Veterans Administration Hospital., Baltimore, 1964-1967;
assistant investigator department embryology, Carnegie Institute Washington, Baltimore, 1967-1970;
visiting investigator, Carnegie Institute Washington, Baltimore, 1971;
assistant professor biological science, Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio., 1970-1972;
associate professor, Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio., 1972-1975;
associate professor microbiology, Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio., 1975;
research associate, American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, Maryland., 1975-1976;
head cell culture department, American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, Maryland., since 1976;
acting associate director for science, acting head virology department, American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, Maryland., 1989-1990;
acting head protistology department, American Type Culture Collection, Rockville, Maryland., 1989-1990. Research grant and contract reviewer National Cancer Institute, National Heart, Lungand Blood Institute, National Institute Aging, National Science Foundation. Ad hoc member cell physiology study section National Institutes of Health.
Adjunct Professor biology American U., Washington, since 1985. Consultant lecturer WESCO Cryosource, Boston, 1991, Corning (New York) Laboratory Sciences Company,1984-1987, VWR Science Company, 1984-1987. Consultant Armour Pharmaceutical Company, 1981, YouthCell Technologies, Inc., since 1991.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Tissue Culture Association (vice president local branch 1980-1982, national vice president 1984-1986), American Society for Cell Biology, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Association Tissue Banks, Gerontological Society of America, Society for In-Vitro Biology (president 1996-1998).
Married Ann Augusta Belyea, August 15, 1959. Children: Kathryn, M. Colette.