Background
Robbins, Jacob was born on September 1, 1922 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of Samuel and Tillie (Sanoff) Robbins.
endocrinologist biomedical researcher
Robbins, Jacob was born on September 1, 1922 in Yonkers, New York, United States. Son of Samuel and Tillie (Sanoff) Robbins.
AB, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1944; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, New York City, 1947.
Intern in medicine, New York Hospital, New York City, 1947-1948;
resident, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1948-1950;
research fellow, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1949-1953;
assistant attending physician, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1953-1954;
commissioned senior assistant surgeon, United States Public Health Service, 1954;
advanced through grades to medical director, United States Public Health Service, 1963;
retired, United States Public Health Service, 1989;
research scientist, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1954;
chief clinical endocrinology branch, National Institute Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseaes, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 1963-1992;
chief endocrinology section genetics and biochemistry branch, National Institute Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseaes, National Institutes of Health, 1992-1994;
scientist emeritus, National Institutes of Health, since 1995. Assistant Sloan Kettering Institute, New York City, 1953-1954. Instructor Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1950-1954, George Washington University School Medicine, Washington, 1955-1961.
Visiting scientist Carlsberg Laboratory, Copenhagen, 1959-1960. Visiting professor Stellenbosch U., Capetown, South Africa, 1967, Gumma U., Maebashi, Japan, 1970.
Member American Thyroid Association (president 1974-1975, Parke Davis award 1980, Distinguished Service award 1983), Endocrine Society (Ingbar Distinguished Service award 1995), American Society for Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, American Physiological Society, European Thyroid Association (honorary), Japan Endocrine Society (honorary), Italian Endocrine Society (honorary).
Married Jean Adams, September 4, 1949. Children: Alice Elizabeth, Susan Lynn, Mark Samuel.