Background
HELINSKI, Donald was born on July 7, 1933 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of George L. Helinski and Marie M. Helinski.
HELINSKI, Donald was born on July 7, 1933 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of George L. Helinski and Marie M. Helinski.
Bachelor of Science, University Maryland, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Western Reserve University, 1960. Postdoctoral fellow, Stanford University, 1962.
Assistant professor, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1962-1965; member of faculty, University of California, San Diego, since 1965; professor biology, University of California, San Diego, since 1970; department chairman, University of California, San Diego, 1979-1981; director Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California, San Diego, 1984-1995; associate dean Natural Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 1994-1997. Member committee guidelines for recombinant DNA research National Institutes of Health, 1975-1978.
Member American Society Biological Chemists, American Society Microbiology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy Microbiology, National Academy of Sciences, European Molecular Biology Organization (associate).
Married Patricia G. Doherty, March 4, 1962. Children— Matthew T., Maureen G.