Background
Cosmides, George James was born on July 23, 1926 in Pittsburgh. Son of James George and Katina Nikola (Palogari) Cosmides.
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George James Cosmides
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Bachelor of Science, U. Pittsburgh, 1952; Master of Science, Purdue University, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1956.
Career
Pharmacist, Indiana and Pennsylvania, 1952-1956;
psychopharmacologist, Smith Kline & French laboratories, Philadelphia, 1956-1957;
assistant professor pharmacology, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1957-1959;
pharmacologist, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1959-1963;
director pharmacology and toxicology, National Institute General Medical Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland., 1963-1974;
deputy director division specialized information services, National Institute General Medical Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland., 1974-1994;
associate director, National Library. Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland., 1994-1995. President P-T Information Superior vena cava syndrome, Goleta, California, since 1995.
Member National Institutes of Health Prevention Coord. Committee, Bethesda, 1989-1995. Director pharmacology research associate training National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1963-1974.
Distinguished lecturer award American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, 1971.
Achievements
Membership
Member parish county St. George's Church, Bethesda, 1970-1980. Organizer, coach Rockville City Girls Softball League, 1965-1968. President Parent-Teachers Association Montgomery County Schools, Rockville, 1963-1974.
Member Citizens for Good Government, Rockville, 1962-1972. Staff sergeant United States Army, 1944-1946, PTO. Member Society Toxicology (chairman information handling committee 1983-1987), American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, International Union of Pharmacology, International Council Science Unions (commission on data for science and technical 1977-1997), International Society Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology (county 1995-1998), Toastmasters International (president National Institutes of Health chapter 1973).
Connections
Married Nasia Murlas, September 12, 1948. 1 child, Leda.
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Nationality
American