Background
Fasman, Gerald David was born on May 28, 1925 in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. Son of Morris and Sarah (Stauffer) Fasman. came to the United States, 1955, naturalized, 1964.
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Gerald David Fasman
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Bachelor of Science, University Alberta, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute Technology, 1952; postgraduate, Cambridge (England) University, 1951-1953; postgraduate, Eidg. Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland, 1953-1954; postgraduate, Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovoth, Israel, 1954-1955.
Career
Research assistant, Children's Cancer Research Foundation, Children's Medical Center, Boston, 1955-1956;
research associate pathology, Children's Medical Center and Children's Cancer Research Foundation, Boston, 1957-1961;
assistant in pathology, Harvard University Medical School, 1957-1958;
research associate pathology, Harvard University Medical School, 1958-1960;
research associate biological chemistry, Harvard University Medical School, 1960-1961;
lecturer protein chemistry, Boston University, 1958-1959;
assistant head biophysics chemistry laboratory, Children's Cancer Research Foundation, Boston, 1959-1961;
tutor in biochemistry science, Harvard, 1960-1962;
established investigator, American Heart Association, 1961-1966;
assistant professor biochemistry, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1961-1963;
associate professor, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1963-1967;
professor, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1967;
Rosenfield professor biochemistry, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1971-1996;
professor emeritus, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1996. Consultant African Primary Science Program, Ednl. Services, Inc., Dar es Salam, Tanzania, 1966, member program steering committee, Accra, Ghana, 1967, member of advisory group, 1968-1969.
Member science advising committee American Cancer Society, 1979-1983;member molecular biology advisory panel National Science Foundation, 1980-1982.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Chemists. Member National Academy of Sciences, American Chemical Society, Biophysics Society, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Royal Society Chemistry (London), National Academy of Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Jean Schalit, December 27, 1953. Children— Michael, Daniel, Jonathan.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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National Science Foundation senior postdoctoral fellow Protein Institute, Osaka (Japan) University and Weizmann Institute of Science, 1967-1968. Guggenheim fellow, 1974-1975, 88-89. Research fellow Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 1979.National Science Foundation senior postdoctoral fellow Protein Institute, Osaka (Japan) University and Weizmann Institute of Science, 1967-1968. Guggenheim fellow, 1974-1975, 88-89. Research fellow Japan Society for Promotion of Science, 1979.