Background
Berlin, Nathaniel Isaac was born on July 4, 1920 in New York City. Son of Louis and Gertrude (Sugarman) Berlin.
Berlin, Nathaniel Isaac was born on July 4, 1920 in New York City. Son of Louis and Gertrude (Sugarman) Berlin.
Bachelor of Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1942. Doctor of Medicine, Long Island College Medicine, State University of New York, 1945. Doctor of Philosophy, University California-Berkeley, 1949.
Intern, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1945-1946;
resident pathologist, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1946-1947;
National Cancer Institute postdoctorate research fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 1948-1950;
research fellow, University of California, Berkeley, 1949-1950;
research associate, University of California, Berkeley, 1950-1951;
instructor, University of California, Berkeley, 1951;
lecturer and research associate, University of California, Berkeley, 1952-1953;
lecturer, associate research medical physicist, University of California, Berkeley, 1952-1953;
National Heart Institute special research fellow, National Institute Medical Research, London, 1953-1954;
medical officer, analysis branch, Effects division Headquarters Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, 1954-1956;
head metabolism service, general medicine branch, National Cancer Institute, 1956-1972;
chief general medicine branch, National Cancer Institute, 1959-1961;
clinical director, National Cancer Institute, 1961-1971;
science director general laboratory and clinics, National Cancer Institute, 1969-1972;
director division cancer biology and diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, 1972-1975;
director, Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1975-1987;
Genevieve B. Teuton professor medicine, Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1975-1987;
professor emeritus, Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, since 1987;
professor oncology, vice department chairman oncology, School Medicine, U. Miami, Florida, 1987-1991;
deputy director Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, School Medicine, U. Miami, Florida, 1987-1992;
professor medicine emeritus, 1992;
professor medicine, U. Miami, Florida, 1992;
emeritus professor, U. Miami, Florida, since 1992. Visiting scientist, Fogarty Senior International fellow Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia, 1980-1981. Consultant United States Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland., 1955-1965, Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, Dept.Def., 1957-1959.
Alumni lecturer Downstate Medical Center, 1966. Member panel diagnostic applications of radioisotopes in hematology International Committee on Standardization in Hematology, since 1964, chairman, 1974-1976. Chairman institutional review board Fermi National Laboratory, 1975-1987.
Member of advisory committee division blood diseases and resources National Heart, Lung and Blood Diseases Institute, 1975-1979. Member of advisory board cancer control State of Illinois, 1976-1987. Member Cancer preclinical program project review committee National Cancer Institute, 1982-1985.
Member medical advisory committee National American Red Cross, 1969-1975. Trustee Illinois Cancer Council, president, 1979. Board directors Illinois division American Cancer Society.
Member medical advisory board Leukemia Research Foundation, 1976-1980. Chairman Leukemia Research Foundation, 1978-1980. Served with Army of the United States., 1943-1945.
Lieutenant Commander Medical Corps United States Naval Reserve, 1954-1956. Commander Reserve; Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy of Sciences, International Society Hematology. Member American Federation Clinical Research, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Physiological Society, Bio-chemical Society (England), Radiation Research Society, American Society Hematology (publication committee, public issues committee), Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Clinical and Climatological Association, Western Society Clinical Research, Mid-Eastern Society Nuclear Medicine (secretary-treasurer 1957-1960), American Society Clinical Oncology (legislation liaison committee, public affairs committee), American Society Preventive Oncology (president), American Association Cancer Research, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Zeta Beta Tau, Phi Delta Epsilon.
Married Barbara Ruben, June 14, 1953. Children: Deborah Joy, Marc David.