Desmond Robert Hugh Gourley

Background

Gourley, Desmond Robert Hugh was born on November 2, 1922 in Thunder Bay, Canada. Son of Hugh and Ida (Wilson) Gourley.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, University Toronto, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy, University Toronto, 1949; postgraduate, U. Freiburg, 1968-1969.

Career

Demonstrator in zoology, U. Toronto, 1945-1949; research assistant, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1949-1951; assistant professor, University of Virginia, 1951-1953; associate professor, University of Virginia, 1953-1962; professor pharmacology, University of Virginia, 1962-1973; acting department chairman pharmacology, University of Virginia, 1965; chairman, University of Virginia, 1967-1968; adjunct instructor School Continuing Education, University of Virginia, 1970-1991; member Senate, University of Virginia, 1966-1973; professor, chairman pharmacology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, 1973-1986; professor emeritus, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, since 1991. Adjunct Professor department chemical science Old Dominion U., Norfolk, 1975-1986. Member United States Pharmacopeial Convention, 1960, 80.

Achievements

• Desmond Robert Hugh Gourley has been listed as a noteworthy pharmacologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Interactions of drugs with cells;: A topic in cell biology,

Membership

Fellow A. Von Humboldt Foundation, Germany, 1968. Member American Physiological Society (emeritus), American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (emeritus), Pharmacology Society of Canada (emeritus), Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (emeritus).

Connections

Married Marjorie Edith Curl, September 6, 1946. Children– Robin C., David W., Alan W.H., Bruce D., Donald R.

Father:

Hugh Gourley

Mother:

Ida (Wilson) Gourley

Spouse:

Marjorie Edith Curl

child:

Bruce D. Gourley

child:

Donald R. Gourley

child:

David W. Gourley

child:

Robin C. Gourley

child:

Alan W.H. Gourley