Background
Waalkes, T. Phillip was born on October 30, 1919 in Belmond, Iowa, United States. Son of Albert Herman and Grace (Prins) Waalkes.
Waalkes, T. Phillip was born on October 30, 1919 in Belmond, Iowa, United States. Son of Albert Herman and Grace (Prins) Waalkes.
Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Hope College, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Ohio State University, 1945; M.D. with honors, George Washington University, 1951.
From graduate assistant to instructor department chemistry, Ohio State University, 1941-1948; assistant scientist Reserve, United States Public Health Service, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1948-1951; intern, United States Public Health Service Hospital, Baltimore, 1951-1952; resident in medicine, United States Public Health Service Hospital, 1952-1955; clinical staff, National Heart Institute, Bethesda, 1955-1958; special assistant to chief cancer chemotherapy, National Service Center, Bethesda, 1958-1959; chief clinical branch, National Service Center, 1959-1963; associate director charge collaborative research, National Cancer Institute, 1963-1965; charge extramural operations, National Cancer Institute, since 1965; professor oncology, Medical School, John Hopkins University, since 1976; now professor emeritus. President, Maryland. chapter American Cancer Society.
Served to medical director United States Public Health Service, 1959-1975. Member American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Public Health Association, American Society Clinical Oncology, American Association for Cancer Research, International Histamine Club, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Phi Chi.
Married Frances Elizabeth Brewster, August 18, 1945 (deceased November 1988). Children: Richard Hugh, Steven Albert, Michael Phillip, Robert Louis Brewster, Kelly, Marian. Married Helen Hayes Smith, April 11, 1992.