Background
Trinkaus, John Philip was born on May 23, 1918 in Rockville Centre, New York, United States. Son of Charles Edward and Fransiska Magdalena (Krueger) Trinkaus.
cell and developmental biologist
Trinkaus, John Philip was born on May 23, 1918 in Rockville Centre, New York, United States. Son of Charles Edward and Fransiska Magdalena (Krueger) Trinkaus.
Bachelor of Arts with honors and high distinction in Biology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1940; Master of Arts (Cramer fellow in genetics), Columbia University, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1948.
Member of faculty, Yale University, New Haven, since 1948;
professor cell. and development biology, Yale University, since 1964;
director graduate studies in biology, Yale University, 1965;
master of Branford College, Yale University, 1966-1973;
also director undergraduate studies in biology, Yale University
professor emeritus biology, Yale University, since 1988;
senior research scientist, Yale University, since 1988;
chairman, Gordon Research Conference on Cell Contact and Movement, 1979;
member of staff embryology course, Woods Hole (Massachusetts) Marine Biological Laboratory, 1953-1957, 78;
trustee, Woods Hole (Massachusetts) Marine Biological Laboratory, since 1991;
member space biology advisory panel, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1976-1979. Lecturer international symposia, including International Institute Embryology, Moscow, 1969, Ciba, London, 1972, Devl. Biol Fishes, Tampa, 1979, 500th anniversary U. Uppsala, Sweden, 1977, Conference on Malignancy, Keystone, Colorado, 1979, Conference on Cell Behaviour, London, 1982 and Oxford, 1987, Gastrulation, Louisville, 1982, Biological Fundulus, Philadelphia, 1983, Conference Cell Traffic, Zurich, 1984, Cellular Basis of Morphogenesis, Woods Hole, 1988, Experimental Embryology of Aquatic Plants and Animals, Banyuls-sur-Mer, 1989, Gastrulation: Movements, Patterns and Molecules, Bodega Bay, 1990, Cytoskeleton. in Development Biology, Kingston, Ontario, 1991,Gastrulation, Brighton, United Kingdom, 1992, Devl. and Genetics of Zebrafish, Cold Spring Harbor, 1994, Society Development Biology, La Jolla, 1995.
Streisinger lecturer Zebrafish Development and Genetics, Cold Spring Harbor, 1996.
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Served to captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American Society Zoologists, American Society Cell Biology, American Society Developmental Biology (Edwin Grant Conklin medal 1995), International Institute Embryology, American Civil Liberties Union, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Clubs: Yale (New York City).
Married Madeleine Francine Marguerite Bazin, October 6, 1963. Children: Gregor, Tanya, Erik.