Background
Sato, Gordon Hisashi was born on December 17, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Sato, Gordon Hisashi was born on December 17, 1927 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Bachelor, University Southern California, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, California Institute of Technology, 1955. Doctor of Science (honorary), State University of New York, Plattsburgh, 1987.
Teaching assistant in microbiology California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1953-1955. Fellow in virology and junior assistant virologist University California, Berkeley, 1955-1956. Fellow, instructor biophysics University Colorado Medical School, 1956-1958.
From assistant professor to professor biochemistry Brandeis University, 1958-1969. Professor biology University California, San Diego, 1969-1983. Director, chief executive officer W. Alton Jones Cell Science Center, Lake Placid, New York, since 1983.
Honorary professor biology Tsinghua University, Beijing, Xiamen University, Peoples Republican China. Distinguished Research professor Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, 1987, director laboratory molecular biology. Member panel molecular biology study section National Institutes of Health.
Member Council for Tobacco Research. Board science counsellors National Institute Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Member National Academy of Sciences, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Association Immunologists, Endocrine Society, Association Biological Chemistry.
Married; 6 children.