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Marcus, Donald Martin was born on December 8, 1930 in New York City. Son of James Louis and Sophia (Horn) Marcus.
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Donald Martin Marcus, American Internist, educator. Achievements include study of biochemical basis of human blood group P system; fundamental investigations into immunochemistry of carbohydrates. Recipient Karl Landsteiner Memorial award American Association Blood Banks, 1980, Philip Levine award American Society Clinical Pathologists, 1985, Heidelberger award Columbia University Physicians and Surgeons, 1995.
Education
Bachelor, Princeton University, 1951; Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1955.
Career
Resident in internal medicine, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1955-1957;
resident in internal medicine, Stroug Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York, 1959-1960;
Helen Hay Whitney Foundation fellow department microbiology and immunology College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1960-1963;
member of faculty, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, New York, 1963-1980;
professor medicine, microbiology and immunology, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, since 1980. Member study section National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1973-1977, National.Inst. Allergy Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, 1981-1985.
Research committee Arthritis Foundation, Atlanta, 1987-1990. Science advisory county American Red Cross, Rockville, Maryland.,1988-.
Achievements
Membership
Captain United States Army, 1957-1959. Member American Association Immunologists, American College Rheumatology, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Association Physicians, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Connections
Married Marianne Taft, February 15, 1958;children: Laura Ruth, Susan Marcus Mendoza, James William.
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Recipient Karl Landsteiner Memorial award American Association Blood Banks, 1980, Philip Levine award American Society Clinical Pathologists, 1985, Heidelberger award Columbia University Physicians and Surgeons, 1995.Recipient Karl Landsteiner Memorial award American Association Blood Banks, 1980, Philip Levine award American Society Clinical Pathologists, 1985, Heidelberger award Columbia University Physicians and Surgeons, 1995.