Gerold Morton Grodsky

Background

Grodsky, Gerold Morton was born on January 18, 1927 in St. Louis. Son of Louis and Goldie B.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1946; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1954; postgraduate, Cambridge (England) University, 1954-1955.

Career

Professor biochemistry, University of California Medical School, 1961-1992; professor emeritus (active status), University of California Medical School, since 1992. Visiting professor U. Geneva, 1968-1969, U. paris VII, 1989. Somogyi Memorial lecturer, 1972, Helen Martin lecturer, 1976, Herman Rosenthal lecturer, 1986.

Consultant various pharmaceutical houses. Consultant University of California, San Francisco Diabetes Program Project, since 1993.

Achievements

• Gerold Morton Grodsky has been listed as a noteworthy biochemistry professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Medical advisory board Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 1974-1977, 80-85. Program director National Institutes of Health Diabetic Animal Program, 1978-1982, chairman diabetes research advisory board to Secretary Health, 1982-1987. Lieutenant (senior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1954.

Member of American Diabetes Association (research board 1974-1977, chairman research policy committee 1977, board directors California chapter 1989-1991, national grant review committee 1992-1996), Endocrine Society, European Diabetes Association, American Federation Clinical Research, Society Experimental Biology, American Society Biological Chemists, International Diabetes Foundation, Meadowood Club, Harborpoint Club, California Tennis Club.

Connections

Married Kayla Deane Wolfe, December 6, 1952. Children: Andrea, Jamie.

Father:

Louis B.

Mother:

Goldie B.

Spouse:

Kayla Deane Wolfe

child:

Jamie Grodsky

child:

Andrea Grodsky