Background
Casarett, George William was born on August 17, 1920 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of George William and Caroline Margaret (Rocco) Casarett.
Casarett, George William was born on August 17, 1920 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of George William and Caroline Margaret (Rocco) Casarett.
Student, St. Michael's College, University Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, 1952.
Scientist Manhattan Project,, U. Rochester School Medicine, 1941-1947;
scientist Atomic Energy Project, U. Rochester School Medicine, 1947-1953;
from instructor to associate professor radiation biology, U. Rochester School Medicine, 1953-1963;
professor radiation biology, biophysics and radiology, U. Rochester School Medicine, 1963-1988;
professor emeritus, U. Rochester School Medicine, since 1988. Consultant National Institutes of Health, National Research Council, others. Chairman advising committee on biological effects of ionizing radiations National Academy Science.
Board directors National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Chairman American Institute Biological Sciences space medicine advisory panel to National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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(1968 printing. Volume 1 only.)
Fellow American Gerontological Society. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Anatomists, American Association of University Professors, American Association Pathologists, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Radiation Research Society (councilor), Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society (honorary), National Cancer Institute (board scientific counselors division cancer etiology), Sigma Xi.
Married Marion Isabelle Wells, June 12, 1944. Children: Leslie Gay, Vicki Wells.