George B. Delahunty (born May 5, 1952) is an American physiologist and endocrinologist. He was a long-time professor at Goucher College, working there from 1979 to 2018. Delahunty was the Lilian Welsh Professor of Biology and a co-founder of the post-baccalaureate premedical program at Goucher College. His research explored metabolism and endocrine control in vertebrates.
George Delahunty | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 5, 1952 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Duquesne University (B.S.) Marquette University (Ph.D.) |
| Spouse |
Katherine Henneberger
(m. 1990; died 2006) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiology, endocrinology |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Environmental Effects on the Metabolism of Carassius Auratus: Role of the Pineal Organ and Retinal Pathways (1979) |
| Doctoral advisor | Victor de Vlaming |
Early life and education
editDelahunty was born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Duquesne University in 1974 and completed his doctorate in physiology and endocrinology at Marquette University in 1979.[1][2] Under doctoral advisor Victor de Vlaming, Delahunty completed his dissertation entitled Environmental Effects on the Metabolism of Carassius Auratus: Role of the Pineal Organ and Retinal Pathways. He received a fellowship from the Arthur J. Schmitt Foundation for his final year of graduate school.[3]
Career
editDelahunty was a guest worker at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in the diabetes branch. At Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, he worked as a visiting associate professor. He later trained in metabolomics at the University of California, Davis.[2]
He joined the faculty at Goucher College in 1979 as a professor of biology.[1] His research focused on metabolism and endocrine control in vertebrates.[2] In 1996, Delahunty was the principal investigator of a $17,249 grant from the National Science Foundation to facilitate computerized data acquisition to conduct physiology research using an experimental approach.[4] He was a co-founder[5] of the postbaccalaureate premedical program at Goucher College.[6] He was the Goucher representative of the Master's of Public Health transfer program between Goucher College and the University of Maryland School of Medicine.[7] In May 2018, Delahunty retired from Goucher.[8]
Delahunty is a member of the American Society of Zoologists, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Endocrine Society.[1]
Personal life
editDelahunty met his second wife Katherine Henneberger, an economics professor while they both were teaching at Goucher College.[3][9] They married circa 1990. Delahunty resides in Owings Mills, Maryland. Henneberger died in September 2006 due to lung cancer.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c American men & women of science : a biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. Nemeh, Katherine H., Gale (Firm) (25th ed.). Detroit: Gale. 2008. ISBN 9781414432915. OCLC 276295867.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b c "George Delahunty". Goucher College. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ a b Delahunty, George P. (1979). Environmental effects on the metabolism of carassius auratus: role of the pineal organ and retinal pathways (PhD thesis). Marquette University. ProQuest 302936207.
- ^ "Computerized Data Acquisition for the Physiology Laboratory". National Science Foundation. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ Hombacher, Gary (April 13, 2014). "Expanding programs expand opportunities". The Baltimore Sun. p. M2. Retrieved May 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fowler, Elizabeth M. (July 23, 1991). "Careers; Late Premed Programs for Graduates". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
- ^ "Accelerated BS or BA with a Public Health Minor from Goucher College to Master of Public Health". University of Maryland School of Medicine. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ Greenberg, Josh (May 19, 2018). Military, Talia (ed.). "Goucher Says Farewell to Professors". The Goucher Eye. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ a b Kelly, Jacques (September 21, 2006). "Katherine Henneberger, 61, professor of economics". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 10, 2018.