Background
Livingston, David Morse was born on March 29, 1941 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Arthur Joshua and Phyllis Freda (Kanters) Livingston.
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David Morse Livingston
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David Morse Livingston, American Biomedical scientist, physician, internist. Achievements include discovery of important aspects of the neoplastictransforming process and of the mechanisms governing control of the mammalian cell cycle. Recipient Claire & Richard Morse award for Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 1991, Baxter award AAMC, 1997, Brinker award Susan Komen Foundation, 1997.
Education
AB cum laude, Harvard University, 1961; Doctor of Medicine magna cum laude, Tufts U., 1965.
Career
Intern, resident, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1965-1967; research associate, senior staff fellow, senior investigator, National Cancer Institute-National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1967-1969, 71-73; research fellow in biological chemistry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1969-1971; assistant professor medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1973-1976; associate professor medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1976-1982; professor medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1982-1992; Emil Frei III professor medicine, Harvard Medical School, since 1992; vice president, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, 1989-1991; director, physician-in-chief, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1991-1995; Emil Frei III professor medicine and genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 1992; chairman of the executive committee research, Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Member science advising committee Damon Runyan-Walter Winchell Cancer Fund, New York City,1988-1992, chairman science advising committee, 1989-1992. Board directors Cancer Research Fund,1992-, president of the board, since 1997, member Executive Committee, since 1994. Vice chairman science advising committee Pexcoller Foundation, Trento, Italy, since 1994.
Member science advisory board Institute Cancer Research, Fox Chase, Pennsylvania, 1991-1996, Lineburger Comprehensive Cancer Center, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1993-1995, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cancer Center, since 1994, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, since 1992. Chairman of the Board science advisors National Informatics Centre/National Institutes of Health, since 1995. Commander United States Public Health Service, 1967-1973.
Member NAS, American Society for Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, Am.Soc. Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society Microbiology, American Society Virology, Institute Medicine of NAS, Metropolitan Club Washington, St. Botolph Club, Harvard Club (New York City, Boston), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Jacqueline Gutman, June 23, 1963 (divorced 1983). Married Emily Rabb, January 25, 1986. Children: Catherine Ellen, Julie.
