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George F. Cahill Jr. (born July 7, 1927 in New York City; died July 30, 2012 in Peterborough, New Hampshire) was an American scientist who significantly advanced the diabetes mellitus research of the 20th century. ==Life== George Cahill Jr. attended The Hotchkiss School and then completed a course of studies at the Yale University, graduating in 1949.〔George F. Cahill, Jr. Our Baxter‐Travenol Lecturer for 1965. In: Anesth Analg. 43, 1964, S. 700.〕 In 1953, he earned a medical doctoral degree at the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons.〔George F. Cahill: Fuel Metabolism in Starvation. In: Annual Review of Nutrition. 26, 2006, S. 1–22, doi:10.1146/annurev.nutr.26.061505.111258〕 Then, Cahill started working as a medical assistant at the Biochemical Department at the Peter Bent Bringham Hospital (today: Brigham and Women’s Hospital) in Boston. He was also involved in research at the Albert Baird Hastings laboratory from 1955 until 1957 before he transferred to the Joslin's Diabetes Center in 1958, after another clinical year. There, he took the place of research director when Albert Renold returned to Europe 1962. Cahill held the position until 1978.〔Cahill, 2006, p. 5.〕〔C. Ronald Kahn, Mary K. Iacocca: A tribute to Dr. George F. Cahill, Jr. Joslin Diabetes Center, Juli 31, 2012: http://www.joslin.org/tribute-to-george-f-cahill-jr.html.〕 1962 he became active in the research at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI),〔Denise Grady: George F. Cahill Jr., Diabetes Expert, Dies at 85. In: The New York Times. August 17, 2012: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/health/george-f-cahill-jr-diabetes-expert-dies-at-85.html.〕 since 1972 as member of the advisory board and later as research director and finally vice president.〔Cahill, 2006, p. 17 f.〕 He left the HHMI in 1990. 1970 he became a Harvard Medical School professor. Until 1990 he continued teaching classes, before he has been given emeritus status.〔Grady, 2012.〕〔Cahill, 2006, p. 17.〕 Since 1989 Cahill taught a biology course for non-biologists at the Dartmouth College.〔Cahill, 2006, p. 18.〕 Cahill married Sarah (“Sally”) duPont († 2010) in 1949. They had four daughters and two sons.〔George F. Cahill: Fuel Metabolism in Starvation. In: Annual Review of Nutrition. 26, 2006, S. 1–22, doi:10.1146/annurev.nutr.26.061505.111258〕〔Grady, 2012.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George F. Cahill, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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