Background
Chanock, Robert Merritt was born on July 8, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Chanock, Robert Merritt was born on July 8, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor of Science, University of Chicago, 1945; Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1947; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Chicago, 1977.
National Research Council fellow Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, 1950—1952. Assistant professor research pediatrics College Medicine, University Cincinnati, 1954—1956. Assistant professor epidemiology School Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1956—1957.
Surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1957—1959, head respiratory viruses section, 1959—1961. Chief laboratory infectious diseases National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1968—2001. National Foundation Infantile Paralysis fellow, 1951—1952.
Senior research fellow United States Public Health Service, 1956—1957. Virologist Children's Hospital District of Columbia, from 1957. Member International Nomenclature Committee Myxoviruses, 7th and 8th International Microbiol.
Congress, Armed Forces Epidemiology Board, Committee Acute Respiratory Disease, 1960—1962. Associate member Committee Influenza, 1963—1974. Director International Reformed Center Laboratory Mycroplasms, World Health Organization, 1962.
Member International Committee Nomenclature Bacteria, 1966. Clinical professor Georgetown University, 1970—1971. Member nominating committee National Academy of Sciences, 1979—1980.
Member science review committee Scripps Clinical and Research Foundation, 1986—1989.
Member National Academy of Sciences, Society Pediatrics Research, American Society Microbiology, American Epidemiological Society, American Epidemiology, American Pediatrics Society, American Society Clinical Investigation, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Association American Physicians, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences (foreign member).
Married Catherine Elizabeth Osgood (deceased 2009). Children: Foster (deceased 1980), Stephen.