Dr. Eugene J. Gerberg, 92, of
Gainesville, Florida, formerly of Baltimore, Maryland, died peacefully at
6:00 a.m. Monday (Dec. 19, 2011) in Haven Hospice, Gainesville.
Dr. Gerberg was born June 1, 1919, in Brooklyn, New York, a son of Morris
Gerberg and Bessie Erlichman. He married Josephine Elizabeth Vick on June
21, 1941 in Cortland, New York. She died May 14, 1998.
Dr. Gerberg received both Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees
from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, and a Ph.D. at the University of
Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
He was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Public Health Service from 1941 until
1943, when he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. From
1942 until 1945, he served in the Malaria Control in
War Areas unit, a forerunner of the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC).
After the war, Dr. Gerberg transferred to the Army Reserve, retiring as a
colonel from the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps in 1979. He was president
of the Gainesville Florida Chapter of The Retired Officers Association (now
the Military Officers Association of America) from 1995 - 1996.
In 1946, he co-founded Insect Control and Research (ICR)
in Baltimore, serving as president until he sold the company in 1990.
During the Vietnam War, ICR was instrumental in helping combat malaria,
which was paralyzing U.S. troops in Vietnam.
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1990年にMGKがICRを買収、Dr. Gerbergが引退
。Dr.
Robin Todd が後を継ぐ。
2012年10月、英国の
i2L Research LtdがICRを買収、
ICRは i2LResearch USA Inc に改称、Dr. ToddはExecutive
Director に。
Dr. Todd's
letter (December
29, 2013)
In
October, 2012, we were acquired by i2L Research Ltd. of UK, so we are no
longer owned by MGK.
i2L is a testing company,
like ICR. But i2L mostly buy their insects for each test, whereas we (ICR)
rear most of our insects - continually - at our lab. i2L's method is more
efficient since they do not have to spend all time and money rearing insects
continually - as we do. Less than 1% of the insects we rear are used in
tests. But one must have reliable suppliers of insects; there are several
species (especially body lice) which cannot be obtained from other
suppliers.
i2L has facilities in
Cardiff (head office), Newcastle (England), near Barcelona (Spain) and in
the Czech Republic.
Please visit our website at
http://www.i2LResearch.com.
We are now opening an office
in Orlando Florida to take advantage of the longer season and invasive
species for field trials.
