Background
Galasso, George John was born on June 3, 1932 in New York City. Son of Giorgio and Lucia (Surico) Galasso.
Galasso, George John was born on June 3, 1932 in New York City. Son of Giorgio and Lucia (Surico) Galasso.
Bachelor of Science, Manhattan College, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, University North Carolina, 1960.
Research assistant professor, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1962-1964; associate professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1964-1968; with, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1968-1996; grants associate, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1968-1969; antiviral substance program officer, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland., 1969-1977; chief development and applied branch, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 1969-1973; associate director extramural affairs, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1983-1996; administrator, National Foundation biomedical Research, since 1996. Member expert advisory panel on virus diseases World Health Organization, Geneva, since 1981, director collaborating center on interferon, 1982-1991.
Cubmaster Rockville council Boy Scouts American, 1968, committee chairman, 1968-1971. President Parent-Teachers Association, Rockville, 1973. Chairman organizing committee Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Conference, 1986-1988.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Microbiology, American Society Microbiology, Infectious Diseases Society of America, International Society Antiviral Research (president 1992-1994), International Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Society (member organizing committee).
Married Joan Catherine Walsh. Children: Catherine Jean, George James, Gregory John.