Background
Laties, Victor Gregory was born on February 2, 1926 in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Simon Gregory and Rima (Kapnik) Laties.
Laties, Victor Gregory was born on February 2, 1926 in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Simon Gregory and Rima (Kapnik) Laties.
Bachelor of Arts, Tufts U., 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University Rochester, New York, 1954.
Ford Foundation teaching intern, Brown U., 1954-1955; instructor, assistant professor department pharmacology, Johns Hopkins University School Medicine, 1955-1965; associate professor, U. Rochester School Medicine and Dentistry, 1965-1971; professor department biophysics, psychology, pharmacology, U. Rochester School Medicine and Dentistry, 1971-1993; director toxicology training program, U. Rochester School Medicine and Dentistry, 1978-1991, 95-96; director environmental studies program, professor department environmental medicine, U. Rochester School Medicine and Dentistry, since 1992. Member preclinical psychopharmacology research review committee National Institute of Mental Health, 1967-1971;member board on toxicology and environmental health hazards National Academy Science-National Research Council, 1977-1980, member toxicology information program committee, 1981-1985. Member science review committee for health research Environmental Protection Agency, 1981-1989.
Served with United States Navy, 1944-1946. Fellow American Psychological Association (president division psychopharmacology 1968-1969, division experimental analysis of behavior 1979-1982, board science affairs 1983-1985), Behavioral Pharmacology Society (president 1966-1968), American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Association for Behavior Analysis, Society Toxicology, American Psychological Society, Society for Experimental Analysis of Behavior (secretary-treasurer since 1966).
Married Martha Ann Fisher, July 29, 1956. Children: Nancy, Andrew, Claire.