Background
Foley, George Edward was born on December 1, 1912 in Mechanicville. Son of Edward Joseph and Carolyn May (Whitman) Foley.
Foley, George Edward was born on December 1, 1912 in Mechanicville. Son of Edward Joseph and Carolyn May (Whitman) Foley.
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science, University Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Founder laboratories microbiology and cell biology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute(Children's Cancer Research Foundation formerly), Boston, 1947, chief laboratories microbiology and cell biology, 1947—1973. Director research administration Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 1973—1978, director emeritus research administration, trustee, since 1978.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member: Federated Societies Experimental Biology and Medicine, Harvard Medical Alumni Association (honorary), American Society Microbiology, Sigma Xi (Harvard Chapter).
Married Helen Ann Gundesen, June 18, 1941. 1 child Linda Whitman Foley Sharrock.