Aubrey Gorbman

Background

Gorbman, Aubrey was born on December 13, 1914 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of David and Esther (Korenblit) Gorbman.

Education

AB, Wayne State University, 1935. Master of Science, Wayne State University, 1936. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, 1940.

Career

Research associate University California, 1940-1941. Instructor zoology Wayne University, 1941-1944. Jane Coffin Childs fellow in anatomy Yale, 1944-1946.

Assistant professor zoology Barnard College, Columbia, 1946-1949, associate professor, 1949-1953, professor, 1953-1963, executive officer department zoology, 1952-1955. Professor zoology University Washington, Seattle, 1963—1985, professor emeritus, 1985—2003, chairman zoology department, 1963-1966. Biologist Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1952-1958.

Fulbright scholar College de France, Paris, 1951-1952. Guggenheim fellow University Hawaii, 1955-1956. Visiting professor biochemistry Nagoya University Japan, 1956, Tokyo University, 1960, 84.

James chair in zoology St. Francis Xavier University, 1985. Adjunct professor zoology University Alberta, Canada, from 1985.

Achievements

• Aubrey Gorbman has been listed as a noteworthy biologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • A Student's Guide to Laboratory Experiments in General and Comparative Endocrinology. (= Comparative Organismal Biology Series). by Peter Richard E. Gorbman Aubrey (1970-07-24) Paperback
  • A Student's Guide to Laboratory Experiments in General and Comparative Endocrinology. (= Comparative Organismal Biology Series).

Membership

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Zoological Society, New York Academy of Sciences. Member Endocrine Society, American Institute Biological Sciences (governing board 1969-1975), American Society Zoologists (president 1976), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Genevieve D. Tapperman, December 25, 1938. Children– Beryl Ann, Leila Harriet, Claudia Louise, Eric Jay.