Background
Young, Martin D. was born on July 4, 1909 in Moreland, Georgia, United States. Son of Joe Hugh and Jennie Sue (Martin) Young.
Young, Martin D. was born on July 4, 1909 in Moreland, Georgia, United States. Son of Joe Hugh and Jennie Sue (Martin) Young.
Bachelor of Science, Emory University, 1931. Master of Science, Emory University, 1932. Honorary Doctor of Science, Emory University, 1963.
Doctor of Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1937. Honorary Doctor of Science, Michigan State University, 1975. Honorary Doctor of Science, University Florida, 1985.
Professor biology, head department, Junior College, Augusta, Georgia, 1932-1934;
professor health, East State Teachers College, Johnson City, Tennessee, 1939;
staff, National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service, Columbia, South Carolina., 1937-1961;
parasitologist director malaria laboratory, 1941-1950;
director section on epidemiology, 1950-1961;
in charge imported malaria studies, 1943-1946;
director malaria survey of Liberia, 1948;
assistant chief, Laboratory Parasite Chemotherapy, National Institutes of Health, 1961-1962;
associate director, National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 1962-1964;
director Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, 1964-1974;
director research, Gorgas Memorial Institute, 1972-1974;
research associate, Gorgas Memorial Institute, 1974-1978. Consultant Health Department, Canal Zone, 1964-1974. Visiting research professor parasitology College Veterinary Medicine.
Adjunct research professor immunology, medical microbiology and medicine Medical College, U. Florida, Gainesville, since 1974. Visiting professor microbiology Alabama Medical Center. Clinical professor medical parasitology Louisiana State University Medical School, 1967-1976.
Professor extraordinario ad-honorem Faculty Medicine, U. Panama. Visiting professor Memorial U., St. John's Newfoundland, Canada, 1977. Honorary research associate Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 1966-1974.
Member of advisory on malariato World Health Organization-Pan-American Health Organisation, 1957-1962, 65-68. Member expert panel on malaria World Health Organization, 1950-1984. World Health Organization consultant malaria, Rumania, 1961.
International Cooperation Administration consultant on Government India malaria control program, 1957. Member malaria commission, commission on parasitic diseases, commission on environmental health Armed Forces Epidemiological Board, 1965-1973. Consultant Malaria Control Strategy for Tropical Africa, Agency for International Development, 1980.
Consultant on international development to National Research Council Board Science and Technology,1984.
Member Columbia (South Carolina) Board Health, 1960-1961. Board directors Gorgas Memorial Institute Tropical and Preventive Medicine, 1977-1983, member advisory science board, since 1983. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (councilor 1947-1948, 52-55), Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (local secretary 1962-1964, 84– ).
Honorary fellow National Society India for Malaria and Other Mosquito-borne Diseases. Member National Malaria Society (secretary-treasurer 1946-1950, delegate 4th international congress on tropical medical and malaria, Washington 1948, president elect 1952), American Society Parasitologists (delegate to 6th International congresses on Tropical Medicine and Malaria, Lisbon 1958, councillor 1947-1950, editorial board 1951-1954, president 1965, emeritus), American Society Tropical Medical and Hygiene (president 1952, delegate 5th International Congress Tropical Medicine and Malaria, Istanbul 1953, representative National Academy of Sciences 1962-1965, Le Prince medal 1976, Craig lecturer 1985), American Society Professors Biology (vice president 1949-1950), Emory University Alumni Association (national vice president from graduate school 1947-1948), Association Southeastern Biologists (councillor 1941-1942, secretary-treasurer 1942-1946, president 1947-1948, emeritus), South Carolina Academy of Sciences (councilor 1941, vice president 1948-1949, president 1949-1950, emeritus), Australian Society Parasitology, Society Protozoologists, International Primatology Society, Wildlife Disease Association, American Academy Microbiology, Asociación Panameña de Microbiologiá, Sigma Xi, Phi Zeta, Gamma Alpha, Phi Sigma. Clubs: Rotary, Torch.
Married GeDelle Brabham, July 18, 1938. Children: Martin Brabham, Margaret Cope (Mistress Anderson).