He spent over 35 years developing numerous scientific breakthroughs under the Johns Hopkins Medical School and Hospital.

Gey graduated Peabody High School, and received undergraduate degree in biology from the University of Pittsburgh in 1920.

[1] In 1951, Gey's research assistant, Mary Kubicek, isolated cells from a cervical tumor removed by a surgeon found in a woman named Henrietta Lacks.

By the time Gey published a short abstract claiming some credit for the development of the line, the cells were already being used by scientists all over the world.

[7] George's biology training did not prepare him for contamination issues that may arise in certain instances, so his wife Margaret was the one who educated him on this topic.

The main object of the TCA was to introduce scientists to tissue, culture methodology, and train technical personnel.

Through years of fundraising Gey was able to raise the millions of dollars needed to open the permanent home for the TCA, W. Alton Jones Cell Science Center at Lake Placid, New York.

[9] George O. Gey Jr., became a cardiologist, completing his internship and residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

[3] Gey is credited for creating the roller drum, which was essential for the development of the HeLa cell line.

He devised a time lapse camera that stood twelve feet, built out of spare parts from a nearby junkyard, with a temperature controlled incubator.