Background
Huisman, Titus Hendrik Jan was born on September 1, 1923 in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. Came to the United States, 1959. Son of Pieter and Catherine Poppolina (Drifhout) Huisman.
Huisman, Titus Hendrik Jan was born on September 1, 1923 in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. Came to the United States, 1959. Son of Pieter and Catherine Poppolina (Drifhout) Huisman.
Master of Science in Chemistry, University Groningen, The Netherlands, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University Groningen, The Netherlands, 1948. Doctor of Science in Biochemistry, University Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1950.
Head pediatric biochemistry research laboratory, U. Groningen, 1951-1959;
associate professor biochemistry and pathology, Medical College Georgia, Augusta, 1959-1961;
professor biochemistry and pathology, Medical College Georgia, Augusta, 1961-1963;
Regents' professor biochemistry, Medical College Georgia, Augusta, since 1964;
professor medicine, director Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Medical College Georgia, Augusta, since 1972;
department chairman cell and molecular biology, Medical College Georgia, Augusta, 1977-1990. Principal investigator Hemoglobin Research Laboratory VA Medical Center Augusta, 1964-1981. Member ad hoc review committee Sickle Cell Anemia program National Institutes of Health, 1972-1974, member hematology study section on genetics National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1975-1979.
Member Human Gene Nomenclature Committee.
With Dutch Underground Forces, 1940-1945. Fellow National Academy Clinical Biochemistry. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Biological Chemists, American Society Clinical Chemists, American Society Human Genetics, American Society Hematology, American Chemistry Society, American Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Bio-chemical Society England, Bio-chemical Society Holland, Dutch Society Clinical Chemists, European Society Hematology (honorary), Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (correspondent), Society Clinical Research, New York Academy of Sciences, Turkish Society Hematology (honorary), Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (foreign member, Skopje), Sigma Xi.
Married Geertruida A.E. Tjemmes, December 27, 1950. Children: Jeanette Huisman Reed, Theodore Schleider.