Background
EAGLE, Harry was born on July 13, 1905 in New York, United States. Son of Louis and Sadie (nee Kushnoy) Eagle.
science administrator cell biologist
EAGLE, Harry was born on July 13, 1905 in New York, United States. Son of Louis and Sadie (nee Kushnoy) Eagle.
AB, Johns Hopkins University, 1923. Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1927. Master of Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1948.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Wayne State University, 1965. Doctor of Science (honorary), Duke University, 1981. Doctor of Science (honorary), Rockefeller University, 1982.
Assistant Instructor Department Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical School 1928-1932. National Research Fellow, Harvard 1932-1933. Assistant Professor Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical School 1933-1936.
United States Public Health Service 1936-1961. Director Venereal Disease Research Laboratory and Laboratory of Experimental Therapeutics, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, and the Public Health Service 1936-1948. Adjunct Professor, of Bacteriology, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health 1946-1948.
Scientific Director, Research Branch, National Cancer Institute 1947-1949. Chief, Section on Experimental Therapeutics at National Microbiological Institute, National Institute of Health 1949-1959, Laboratory of Cell Biology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 1959-1961. Professor, and Chairman, Department, of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College, of Medicine, New York 1961-1971, Division of Biological Sciences 1968-1971, University Professor Emeritus since 1971, Director Cancer Research Center 1972-1986, Deputy Director since 1986, Association Dean for Scientific Affairs since 1974.
Harvey Lecturer 1959. Trustee, Microbiological Foundation (Waksman). President 1957-1958), American Academy, of Microbiology, American Association of Immunologists (President 1964-1965), American Association of Cancer Research (on Board of directors 1963-1966).
Honorary M.Sc. (Yale). Honorary Doctor of Science (Wayne), (Duke University) 1981, (Rockefeller University) 1982. Eli Lilly.
Numerous advisory committees. Numerous societies including National Academy, of Sciences, American Academy, of Arts and Sciences, Society of American Microbiologists.
Married Hope Whaley in 1928.