[3] The title of his master thesis was "An investigation of growth-inhibiting substances produced by Kirchnerielle subsolitaria, a green alga.
"[4] Goldman pursued doctoral studies at Princeton University, where he researched with Lionel I. Rebhun on understanding the sea urchin mitotic apparatus.
In 1981, he was named The Stephen Walter Ranson Professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University and Chair of the Anatomy Department.
[7] MERIT Award, National Institute for General Medical Sciences, 1999-2009[8][circular reference] Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1988[9] Ellison Senior Scholar Award in Aging, 2004[1] Elected president of the American Society for Cell Biology in 2008.
[10] Elected foreign member of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters in 2014[11] NIH Director Francis Collins made a video tribute[12] to Goldman for a symposium celebrating his scientific career.