Charles J. Brokaw, Ph.D.
Class of 1951
Born: September 12, 1934 - Place: Camden New Jersey.
Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Charles Brokaw.
At El Segundo High School
Active in Teen-Age Group and Member of California Scholarship Federation.
Academic
Received Bachelor of Science
Degree in Biology at California Institute of Technology, 1955; Ph.D. in Experimental Zoology, Cambridge University, England
1958; Guggenheim Foundation Fellow, 1970-71; National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow, 1955-58.
Career
Research Associate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Assistant Professor of Zoology, University of Minnesota; Executive
Officer, Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Editorial Board, Journal of Cell Biology, Member, National
Institute of Health Biomedical research Support Grant Advisory Committee, Current Assignment Professor of Biology, California
Institute of Technology; Significant Research in Cell Behavior.
"As a scientist, I have been privileged to see things that have never been
seen before, do things that have never been done before, and think things that have never been thought before.
In a world changing as rapidly as ours, new frontiers for exploration are always emerging, not only in science but in all
areas, ranging from art to social service. There are more than enough challenges to go around for any who want them."