In 1937–38, he was a National Research Council fellow at Princeton University and at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
[3] This research was done in conjunction with Katsuma Dan where they completed the first successful isolation of a mitotic apparatus from sea urchin eggs.
[2] Mazia's doctoral research worked mainly with sea urchins, and focused on the calcium ions involved in cell regulation.
He was awarded the E. B. Wilson Medal in 1981 for his contributions to cell biology along with George Emil Palade and Keith R.
[5] The gift of the great microscopist is the ability to think with the eyes and see with the brainExcerpt from Daniel Mazia speech, Jan. 1996 (source for quote)