15 Facts About Irving London

Irving M London was a hematologist and geneticist.

Irving London was an associate professor of medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons when he was selected to be the founding chair of the department of medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1955.

Irving London was recruited to become the founding director of the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology in 1970.

Dr London was the first professor to hold dual roles at both Harvard and MIT.

Irving London was born in Malden, Massachusetts on 24 July 1918.

Irving London completed his primary and secondary education at Malden Public Schools in Massachusetts.

Irving London was on a student committee at Harvard that gave 14 refugee students the opportunity to leave Nazi-occupied Europe to study in Boston.

Irving London earned a second undergraduate degree from Hebrew College in Roxbury at the same time.

Irving London delivered the graduating address at Harvard, the content of which was inspired by his thesis "The Jeffersonian Tradition in American Nationalism".

Irving London gave serious thought to attending law school after graduation, but ultimately chose to enroll in medical school.

Irving London returned to New York City after the war to continue residency training.

Irving London's research focused on the lifespan of red blood cells in normal and pathological conditions.

In 1968, Irving London was invited as a consultant to planning for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical School joint program.

Irving London served as director of the program until 1985 while simultaneously a professor of medicine at HMS and a professor of biology at MIT.

Irving London is best known for groundbreaking explanation for the molecular regulation of hemoglobin synthesis.