Background
Robinson, David Mason was born on July 7, 1932 in Barton, England. Son of Thomas Leon Mason and Mabel (Orr) Robinson.
Robinson, David Mason was born on July 7, 1932 in Barton, England. Son of Thomas Leon Mason and Mabel (Orr) Robinson.
Bachelor of Science with 1st class honours, U. Durham, 1955, Doctor of Philosophy (Philip Buckle Memorial scholar), 1958.
Member science staff Namulonge Research Station, Kampala, Uganda, 1959-1961. Research officer, tutor Hope Department Zoology, Oxford (England) University, 1961-1963. Member science staff, biophysics group Medical Research Council, Radiobiol.
Research Unit, Harwell, England, 1963-1966;principal science officer, head cell biology Microbiol.
Research Establishment, Porton, England, 1966-1969. Assistant research director, head cell biology American Red Cross Blood Research Laboratory, Bethesda, Maryland., 1969-1973.
Professor biology, associate member Vincent Lombardi Cancer Research Center, Georgetown University, Washington, 1974-1980, Adjunct Professor anatomy and cell biology, School of Medicine, 1982-1990. Professorial lecturer in liberal studies Georgetown University, 1980.
Associate director for science programs, division heart and vascular disease National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1980-1994, acting director, 1993, director vascular research program, 1994.
Member of faculty biology and genetics National Institutes of Health Graduate School, 1981-1986. Member of faculty Brookings Institute, 1994. Captain 1st Royal Green Jackets, 43d and 52d, British Territory Army, 1962-1965.Empire Cotton Growing Corporation postgraduate scholar, 1957.
Member science staff Namulonge Research Station, Kampala, Uganda, 1959-1961. Member science staff, biophysics group Medical. Member Biophysics Society, Society Complex Carbohydrates, Society Cryobiology (secretary 1975), American Society Cell Biology, crat.
Club: Royal Green Jackets Officers.
Married Jean Marcia Smith, September 10, 1965. Children: Jane Leonie Mason, Simon Henry Mason.