Paul Alan Alan Marks

Background

MARKS, Paul was born on August 16, 1926 in New York, United States. Son of Robert R. Marks and Sarah (Bohorad) Marks.

Education

AB with general honors, Columbia University, 1945. Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1949. Doctor of Science (honorary), Columbia University, 2000.

Doctor in Biological Science (honorary), University Urbino, Italy, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, 1987. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Tel Aviv, 1992.

Doctor of Science (honorary), Ben Gurion University, Be'er Sheva, Israel, 2003.

Career

Fellow, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, 1952-1953; associate, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, 1955-1956; member of faculty, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, 1956-1982; director hematology training, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, 1961-1974; professor medicine, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, 1967-1982; professor human genetics and development, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, 1969-1982; dean faculty of medicine, vice president medical affairs, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, 1970-1973; director Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, 1972-1980; vice president health science, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, 1973-1980; Frode Jensen professor medicine, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, 1974-1980; professor medicine and genetics, Cornell Univercity College Medicine, New York City, since 1982; professor medicine Graduate School Medical Sciences, Cornell Univercity College Medicine, New York City, since 1983; president, Chief Executive Officer, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City. Instructor School Medicine, George Washington University, 1954-1955. Consultant Veterans Administration Hospital., New York City, 1962-1966.

Attending physician Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1967-1982;president, Chief Executive Officer Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, since 1980. Attending physician Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, since 1980. Member Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, since 1980.

Adjunct Professor Rockefeller U., since 1980. Visiting physician Rockefeller U. Hospital, since 1980. Honorary staff New York Hospital, since 1981.

Board science counselors division cancer treatment National Cancer Institute, 1980-1983. Member steering committee National Cancer Institute Frederick Cancer Research Facility, 1982-1986. Chairman program advising committee Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 1983-1989.

Member Governor's Commision on Shoreham Nuclear Plant, 1983. Member Mayor's Commission Science and Technology City of New York, 1984-1987. Member of advisory com.on National Institutes of Health to Secretary Department of Health and Human Services, 1989-1990, 93-, external advising committee Intramural Research Program Review National Institutes of Health.

Member governor committee NYPRHA, 1996. Member county biological science Pritzker School Medicine University of Chicago, 1977-1988. First lecturer Nakasone Program for Cancer Control U. Tokyo, 1984.

Ayrey fellow, visiting professor Royal Postgraduate Medical School U. London, 1985. William Dameshek visiting professor hematology Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1985. National visiting committee CUNY Medical School, 1986-1989.

Trustee Feinberg Graduate School Weizmann Institute Science, Rehovot, Israel, since 1986. William H. Resnick lecturer in medicine Stamford Hospital, 1986. Distinguished faculty lecturer M.D. Anderson Hospital University Texas, 1986.

MauriceC. Pincoffs lecturer U. Maryland., Baltimore, 1987. Japan Society Hematology Distinguished lecturer, 1989. Visiting professor College de France, 1988.

Alpha Omega Alpha visiting professor New York Medical College, 1990. Mario A. Baldini visiting professor HarvardMed. School, 1991; member science advisory board City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California, 1987-1992, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Foundation, Inc., 1989,Jefferson Cancer Institute, Philadelphia, 1989.

Member Foundation biomedical Research, since 1989. Advisor Third World Academy Science. Member science advising committee Imperial Cancer Research Fund, 1994.

Member of the Board of Governors Friends of Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer. Board of trustees Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, 1996.

Achievements

• Paul Alan Marks has been listed as a noteworthy Oncologist, cell biologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee St. Luke's Hospital, 1970—1980, Roosevelt Hospital, 1970—1980, Presbyterian Hospital, 1972—1980, Metpath Institute Medical Education, 1977—1979, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, 1996. Member jury Albert Lasker Awards, 1974—1982. Board directors Revson Foundation, 1976—1991, American Foundation for Basic Research Israel, Israel Academy of Sciences, 1991.

Member technical board Milbank Memorial Fund, 1978—1985. Board governors Friends of Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer. Member commission science and technical Mayor, New York City, 1984—1987.

Member commission Shoreham Nuclear Plant Governor, 1983. Member task force biomedical research and technical Mayor, 1999. Master: American College of Physicians, College Physicians and Surgeons (Gold medal 1994).

Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pasteur Institute Paris (Commonwealth Fund fellow 1961-1962), American Academy Arts and Sciences, Royal Society Medicine. Member: National Academy of Sciences (chairman Academy Forum Advisory Committee 1980-1981, chairman section medical genetics, hematology and oncology 1980-1983, council 1984-1987, delegate biological warfare committee International Security and Arms Control 1986-1989, board directors 2002), American Philosophical Society, New York Academy of Sciences 2002, European Academy of Sciences, United Nations Association (technical advisory group), Weizmann Institute of Science (governor emeritus, Israel), Third World Academy of Sciences (advisory), Society Study Development and Growth, Japan Society Hematology (Distinguished lecturer 1989), Society Development Biology, International Society Development Biologists, Harvey Society (president 1973-1974), Association American Physicians, American Society Hematology (president-elect 1983, president 1984, chairman advisory board 1985), Society Cell Biology, Association American Cancer Institutes (board directors 1983-1988), American Association Cancer Research, American Society Human Genetics (past member progressive committee), Italian Association Cell Biology and Differentiation (honorary), Chinese Anti-Cancer Association (honorary), Japanese Cancer Association (honorary), American Society Biological Chemists, American Society Clinical Investigation (president 1972-1973), American Federation Clinical Research (past councillor Eastern district), Red Cell Club (past chairman), Institute Medicine (council 1973-1976, chairman committee study resources clinical investigation with National Academy of Sciences 1988), University Club, Society Interurban Clinical Club, Century Association, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Joan Harriet Rosen, November 28, 1953. Children: Andrew Robert, Elizabeth Susan Marks Ostrer, Matthew Stuart.

Father:

Robert R. Marks

Mother:

Sarah (Bohorad) Marks

Spouse:

Joan Harriet Rosen

child:

Matthew Stuart Marks

child:

Andrew Robert Marks

child:

Elizabeth Susan Marks Ostrer Marks