Background
Jackson, George Gee was born on October 5, 1920 in Provo, Utah, United States. Son of Elvon L. and Adelia (Gee) Jackson.
Jackson, George Gee was born on October 5, 1920 in Provo, Utah, United States. Son of Elvon L. and Adelia (Gee) Jackson.
AB, Brigham Young University, 1942. Doctor of Medicine, University Utah, 1945.
Intern Boston City Hospital (Harvard), 1945-1946, assistant resident, 1948-1949, resident medicine, 1949-1950, assistant, 1950-1951. Concurrently teaching fellow medicine Harvard University, 1948-1949, research fellow, 1949-1950, Milton fellow in medicine, 1950-1951. Assistant professor medicine and preventive medicine University Illinois College Medicine, 1951-1952.
Chief section infectious diseases, attending physician University Illinois Hospital, Chicago, 1951-1986, associate professor medicine, 1953-1959, professor medicine, since 1959, Robert Wood Keeton professor medicine, 1979-1987, professor emeritus, since 1987, acting head department medicine, chief medical service Chicago, 1975-1976. Senior lecturer department medical microbiology The London Hospital Medicine College, since 1987. Special fellow Tropeninstitut, Hamburg, Germany, 1968-1969.
Visiting professor department medical microbiology London Hospital Medical College, 1977-1978. Guest professor Max von Pettenkofer Institute für Medizinische Mikrobiolgie der Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Munchen, West Germany, 1978-1979. United States senior scientist Alexander von Humbolt Stiftung, Bonn, West Germany, 1978.
Consultant infectious diseases West Side Veterans Administration Hospital, 1968-1987. Deputy director commission acute respiratory diseases Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, 1970-1972. Member medical examining committee Illinois Department Registration and Education, 1961-1967.
Virology study section National Institutes of Health, 1970-1974. Chairman collaboration program for vaccine development National Institute Allergies and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 1962-1967, member board science counsellors, 1960-1962. Chief science consultant Merit Review Board Infectious Diseases, VA, 1972-1975.
Advisory board Center for Health and Environmental Studies, Brigham Young University, since 1973. Guest lecturer various university and professional organizations. Chairman, participant professional meetings United States and abroad.
Board directors National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Board directors, medical advisory board Schweppe Foundation, since 1975. Board science advisors Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, 1976-1980.
Member medical advisory committee Merck International, 1977-1983.
Served as lieutenant (junior grade) MC United States Naval Reserve, 1946-1948. Member Reserve 1948-1956. Fellow American College of Physicians.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Immunologists, American Epidemiological Society, Association American Physicians, Central Society Clinical Research, American Society Virology, Infectious Diseases Society of America (secretary-treasurer 1967-1971, president 1973-1974, council 1974-1975, publications committee 1969-1984), American Federation Clinical Research (emeritus), American Society Clinical Investigation (emeritus), American Society Microbiology, Chicago Immunology Association, Society Consultants to Armed Forces, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, Medical Alumni Association University Utah College Medicine, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Amy Smith Cox, September 4, 1943. Children: Janet (Mistress Bruce J. Hendricks), Sandra (Mistress Kent Davis), Christopher G., Amy Adelia, John Gee.