Background
Aaronson, Sheldon was born on October 9, 1922 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Dora Aaronson.
Aaronson, Sheldon was born on October 9, 1922 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Dora Aaronson.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1944; Master of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1953.
Teaching fellow biology department City College of New York, New York City, 1943-1944. Research associate Haskins Laboratories, 1949-1967. Guest research collaborator Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1957-1958.
Visiting scientist Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, 1975. Visiting professor biological department Ben Gurion University, Beersheba, Israel, 1975. Lecturer UNEO/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization/ICRO, Nairobi, Kenya, 1976.
Professor Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, since 1953. Professor graduate school City University of New York, New York City, since 1963. Professor emeritus Queens College, City University of New York, 1995.
Guest collaborator scientist University California, Berkeley, 1963. Consultant University California, Laurence Livermore, 1967. Fulbright senior medical lecturer Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey, 1986-1987.
Coord. Democratic Party, 3d Congressional District, 1972. Member academic affairs committee American Civil Liberties Union, New York City, 1990-1991. Chairman of the Board Friends of Queens College Library, QueensCounty, New York Sergeant United States Army, 1944-1946, PTO. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Member American Anthropological Association American Institute Archaeology, American Society for Microbiology (President's fellowship 1957), Bio-chemical Society (Great Britain), Phycological Society American, Society for General Microbiology (Great Britain), Society Protozoologists.
Married Shirley Zepnick, November 28, 1948. Children: Naomi, Susan, Joshua, Beth.