Background
Okita, George Torao was born on January 18, 1922 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Kazuo and Fusao (Muguruma) Okita.
Okita, George Torao was born on January 18, 1922 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Kazuo and Fusao (Muguruma) Okita.
Student, University Cincinnati, 1943-1944; Bachelor, Ohio State University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1951.
Research assistant, research associate, instructor, then assistant professor, University of Chicago, 1949-1963; associate professor, Northwestern University, 1963-1966; professor pharmacology, Northwestern University, 1966-1990; professor emeritus, Northwestern University, since 1990; acting department chairman Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemical, Northwestern University, 1968-1970, 76-77.
Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of University Professors, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, International Society Bio-chemical Pharmacology, American Heart Association, Cardiac Muscle Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Fujiko Shimizu, November 29, 1958. Children: Ronald Hajime, Sharon Mariko, Glenn Torao.