Background
Graham, John Borden was born on January 26, 1918 in Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Ernest Heap and Mary (Borden) Graham.
Graham, John Borden was born on January 26, 1918 in Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Ernest Heap and Mary (Borden) Graham.
Bachelor of Science, Davidson College, 1938. Honorary Doctor of Science, Davidson College, 1984. Doctor of Medicine, Cornell University, 1942.
Assistant, Cornell Univercity, 1943-1944;
medical corps, United States Army, 1944-1946;
member of faculty, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, since 1946;
Alumni Distinguished professor pathology, U. North Carolina, since 1966;
chairman genetics curriculum, U. North Carolina, 1963-1985;
associate dean medicine for basic science, U. North Carolina, 1968-1970;
coordinator interdisciplinary graduate programs in biology, U. North Carolina, since 1968;
director hemostasis program, U. North Carolina, 1974-1987. Visiting professor haematology St. Thomas's Hospital Medical School, London, 1972. Visiting professor Teikyo U. Medical School, Tokyo, 1976.
Member selection committee National Institutes of Health research career awards, 1959-1962. Genetics training committee United States Public Health Service, 1962-1966, chairman, 1967-1971. Member genetic basis of disease committee National Institute General Medical Sciences, 1977-1980.
Member pathology test committee National Board Medical Examiners, 1963-1967. Member research advising committee U. Colorado Institute Behavioral Genetics, 1967-1971. Member International Committee Haemostasis and Thrombosis, 1963-1967.
Chairman of the Board U. North Carolina Population Program, 1964-1967. Secretary policy board Carolina Population Center, 1972-1978. Consultant Environmental Health Center, United States Public Health Service, World Health Organization, Bolt, Beranek & Newman, Inc.
Member medical and science advisory council National Hemophilia Foundation, 1972-1976. Honorary consultant in genetics Margaret Pyke Centre, London, since 1972.
Member American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Elisha Mitchell Science Society (president 1963), American Association of University Professors, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Society Experimental Pathology, Association University Pathologists, American Association Pathologists and Bacteriologists, American Society Human Genetics (secretary 1964-1967, president 1972), Genetics Society of America, International Society Hematology, American Institute Biological Science, Royal Society Medicine (London), Medical Society North Carolina, Mayflower Society, Cosmos Club, Sigma Xi.
Married Ruby Barrett, March 23, 1943. Children: Charles Barrett, Virginia Borden, Thomas Wentworth.