Background
Gellert, Martin Frank was born on June 5, 1929 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Son of Oswald Rudolf and Grete (Petschek) Gellert.
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Martin Frank Gellert
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Martin Frank Gellert, American biochemist. Recipient Richard Lounsbery award National Academy of Sciences, 1985, Merek-ASBC award, 1985. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences; member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (president 1993-1994), National Academy of Sciences.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1956.
Career
Assistant professor, Dartmouth Medical School, N.H., 1958-1959; research chemist, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1959-1962; research chemist, NIAMD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1962-1969; chief section on metabolic enzymes, Laboratory Molecular Biology, National Institute Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1969.
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Membership
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (president 1993-1994), National Academy of Sciences.
Connections
Married Leslie Morgan, 1955 (deceased 1971). Married Barbara Smith, 1974 (deceased 1998).
