Background
Gesteland, Robert Charles was born on July 1, 1930 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Elmer Raymond and Bernice Jeanette (Elver) Gesteland.
Gesteland, Robert Charles was born on July 1, 1930 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Elmer Raymond and Bernice Jeanette (Elver) Gesteland.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1953; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy in Neurophysiology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961.
Engineer, General Radio Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1953-1954; member research staff, Science-Engineering Institute, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1962-1965; professor cell biology, neurobiology, anatomy, Northwestern University, 1965-1985; chairman neuroscience, Northwestern University, 1977-1982; professor anatomy and cell biology, U. Cincinnati Medical School, since 1985; chairman neurobiological division, U. Cincinnati Medical School, 1985-1989; chairman neuroscience program, U. Cincinnati Medical School, 1988-1993; associate dean biomedical science, U. Cincinnati Medical School, 1989-1993; vice president research, dean advanced studies, U. Cincinnati, since 1993. President Taste and Smell Cons. Group, Inc., 1979-1988.
Married Carolyn Barton, October 3, 1997. Children: Matthew Warren, Wendy Kristen Lackey, Caroline Quenby, Arthur Charles Barton III, Carolyn Marie Barton, Celia Rollins Healey, Elizabeth Ann Beaupre.