Background
LAWRENCE, Henry was born on September 22, 1916 in New York, United States. Son of Victor J. and Agnes B. (Whalen) Lawrence.
LAWRENCE, Henry was born on September 22, 1916 in New York, United States. Son of Victor J. and Agnes B. (Whalen) Lawrence.
AB, New York University, 1938. Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1943.
Member faculty New York University, New York City, 1949—2001, John Wyckoff fellow in medicine, 1948—1949, director student health, 1950—1957, head infectious disease & immunology division, 1959—2000, professor medicine, 1961—1979, Jeffrey Bergstein professor medicine, 1979—2000, co-director medical services, 1964—2000. Director Cancer Center, 1974—1979, Center for Acuired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Research, 1989—1994. Visiting physician Tisch Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, 1964—2000.
Consultant medicine Manhattan Veterans Administration Hospital, 1964—2000. Infectious disease program committee Veterans Administration Research Service, 1960—1963. Consultant allergy and immunology study section United States Public Health Service, 1960—1963, chairman, 1963—1965.
Associate member commission on streptococcal and staphylococcal diseases Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, Department Defense, 1956—1974. Member committees NAS-National Research Council, 1957—1965, chairman committee transplantation, 1963—1965. Member National Research Council, 1970—1972.
Member allergy and infectious disease panel Health Research Council, New York City, 1962—1975, co-chairman, 1968—1975. Member science advisory council American Cancer Society, 1973—1975. Lieutenant Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, World World War II.
Editor: Medical Clinics of North America, 1957, Cellular and Humoral Aspects of Hypersensitive States, 1959. Editor: (with M. Landy) Mediators of Cellular Immunity, 1969. Editor: (with Kirkpatrick and Burger) Immunobiology of Transfer Factor, 1983.
Member editorial board: Transplantation, Annual of Internal Medicine, 1965-1971, member editorial advisory board: Transplantation Proceedings, since 1960, founder, editor in chief: Cellular Immunology, 1970-1996.
Fellow: American College of Physicians (Bronze medal 1973), Royal College Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow (honorary), American Academy Allergy (honorary). Member: National Academy of Sciences, International Transplantation Society (chairman constnr. committee, councillor), Royal Society Medicine (affiliate, England), Infectious Diseases Society of America (charter, councillor 1970-1972, Bristol Science award 1974), Peripatetic Clinical Society, Harvey Society (secretary 1957-1960, lecturer since 1973, councillor 1974-1977), Interurban Clinical Club, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (editorial board proceedings), American Society for Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, Society Francaise d'Allergie (correspondent), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Dorothea Wetherbee, November 13, 1943. Children: Dorothea, Victor, Geoffrey.