Background
Weber, George was born on March 29, 1922 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Salamon and Hajnalka (Arvai) Weber. came to the United States, 1959.
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George Weber
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George Weber, American Oncology and pharmacology researcher, educator. Recipient Alecce Prize for cancer research Tiberine Academy, Rome, 1971, Best Professor award Student American Medical Association, Indianapolis, 1966, 68, G.F. Gallanti prize for enzymology International Society Clinical Chemists, 1984, Outstanding Investigator award National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 1986-1994.
Education
Bachelor, Queen's U., 1950; Doctor of Medicine, Queen's U., 1952; Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Chieti, Italy, 1979; Doctor of Medicine (honorary), Medical Faculty, Budapest, 1982; Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Leipzig, Federal Republic of Germany, 1987; Doctor of Medicine (honorary), Tokushima (Japan) U., 1988.
Career
Research associate, Montreal Cancer Institute, 1953-1959;
professor pharmacology, Indiana U. School Medicine, Indianapolis, since 1959;
director Lab for Experimental Oncology, School Medicine, Indiana U., Indianapolis, since 1974;
Milan Panic professor oncology, Indiana U., Indianapolis, since 1994;
Wellcome professor, Indiana U., Indianapolis, since 1995;
professor Laboratory for Experimental Oncology, School Medicine, Indiana U., Indianapolis, 1974-1990;
distinguished professor Laboratory for Experimental Oncology, School Medicine, Indiana U., Indianapolis, since 1990. Chairman study section United States Public Health Service, Washington, 1976-1978. Science advising committee American Cancer Society, New York City, 1972-1976, 94-, Damon Runyon Fund, New York City, 1971-1976.
Member United States National Committee, International Union Against Cancer, Washington, 1974-1980, 90-94, NAS, Washington, 1974-1980, 90-94, United States Army Medical Research & Breast Cancer Research Program, since 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, American Association Cancer Research (G.H.A. Clowes award 1982), Russian Academy Science (honorary), Hungarian Cancer Society (honorary), Hungarian Academy Sciences (honorary), Academy Sciences Bologna (Italy) (honorary).
Connections
Married Catherine Elizabeth Forrest, June 30, 1958. Children: Elizabeth Dolly Arvai, Julie Vibert Wallace, Jefferson James.
