Background
Gunsalus, Irwin C. was born on June 29, 1912 in Sully County, South Dakota, United States. Son of I. Clyde and Anna (Shea) Gunsalus.
consultant biochemistry educator
Gunsalus, Irwin C. was born on June 29, 1912 in Sully County, South Dakota, United States. Son of I. Clyde and Anna (Shea) Gunsalus.
Bachelor of Science, Cornell University, 1935. Master of Science, Cornell University, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1940.
Honorary Doctor of Science, Indiana University, 1984.
Professor bacteriology Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1940-1947. Professor bacteriology Indiana University, Bloomington, 1947-1950. Professor microbiology University Illinois, Urbana, 1950-1955, head department biochemistry, 1955-1966, professor biochemistry, 1955-1982, professor emeritus, 1982—2008.
Senior research biochemist United States Environmental Research Laboratory, Gulf Breeze, Florida, 1993—2008. Assistant secretary general United Nations Industrial Development Organization, 1986. Director International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 1986-1989, senior advisor.
Fogarty scholar National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Consultant, scholar Salk Institute Biological and Industrial Associates, La Jolla, California.
Member National Academy Sciences (Selman A. Waksman award 1982), French Academie des Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society (emeritus), American Society Biological Chemists, British Bio-chemical Society of America Society Microbiology.
Married 1st Merle La Mont in 1935, four son one daughter. Married 2nd Carolyn F. Foust in 1951 (died in 1970) two daughter. Married 3rd Dorothy Clark in 1970 (died in 1982).