| Education: |
| 1935 B.S. | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1936 M.S. | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA |
| 1940 Ph.D. | University of Pennsylvania (Physical Chemistry),
Philadelphia, PA |
| 1942 Ph.D. | Cambridge University (Biology "B", Physiology),
England |
| 1952 D.Sc. | Cambridge University, England |
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| Honorary Degrees: |
| 1962 M.D. | Karolinska Institut |
| 1974 D.Sc. | Medical College of Ohio at Toledo |
| 1976 D.Sc. | Semmelweis University |
| 1977 D.Sc. | Hahnemann Medical College |
| 1985 D.Sc. | University of Pennsylvania |
| 1990 D.Sc. | University of Helsinki |
| 1991 M.D. | University of Dusseldorf |
| 1993 M.D. | University of Buenos Aires |
| 1995 M.D. | University of Copenhagen |
| 1997 M.D. | Universit a Degli Studi Di Roma "Tor Vergata" |
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| Academic Career: |
| 1940-1941 | Acting Director, E.R. Johnson Foundation,
University of Pennsylvania |
| 1941-1949 | Assistant Professor of Biophysics and Physical
Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of
Pennsylvania, Phila., PA |
| 1949-1977 | Professor of Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry,
Graduate Group of Biophysics, School of Medicine,
University of Pennsylvania, Phila., PA |
| 1964-1975 | Professor, Eldridge Reeves Johnson Professor of
Biophysics, Department of Biophysics, School of
Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Phila., PA |
| 1949-1975 | Chairman, Department of Biophysics and Physical
Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of
Pennsylvania, Phila., PA |
| 1975-1983 | Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of
Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Phila., PA |
| 1949-1983 | Director, E.R. Johnson Foundation, School of Medicine,
University of Pennsylvania, Phila., PA |
| 1982-1990 | Director, Institute for Structural and Functional
Studies, University City Science Center, Phila., PA |
| 1990-1999 | Director, Institute for Biophysical and Biomedical
Research, University City Science Center, Philadelphia,
and Scientific Director to the President, University
City Science Center, Phila., PA |
| 1983-1992 | Eldridge Reeves Johnson University Professor Emeritus
of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Physical Biochemistry,
School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Phila.,
PA |
| 1983-Date | Eldridge Reeves Johnson University Professor Emeritus of
Biochemistry and Biophysics and Physical Chemistry and
Radiologic Physics, School of Medicine, University of
Pennsylvania, Phila., PA |
| 1998-Date | President, Medical Diagnostic Research Foundation (MDRF),
Phila., PA |
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| Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments: |
| 1941-1946 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Radiation
Laboratory:
(1941-45) Research Associate
(1941-45) Group Leader
(1942-45) Associate Division Head
(1942-45) Steering Committee
(1945-46) Editorial Board, Radiation Lab Series
(1954-56) Visiting Committee (Biology) |
| 1941 | Office of Scientific Research and Development,
Investigator |
| 1946-1948 | Guggenheim Fellow, Nobel Institute, Stockholm and
Moleno Institute, Cambridge |
| 1966 | Foreign Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge |
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| Special Appointments: |
| 1948 | U.S.N Consultant to Attache for Research, London |
| 1948 | American Red Cross and National Research Council
Committee on Blood and Blood Derivatives |
| 1951-1956 | National Science Foundation Consultant
(Molecular Biology) |
| 1955-1959 | Bartol Research Foundation, Visiting Committee |
| 1959-1960 | President's Scientific Advisory Committee |
| 1971-1975 | Council Member, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
and Alcoholism |
| 1973-present | Council Member, Working Group on Molecular Control,
National Cancer Institute |
| 1983 | NIH Panel Member, Biotechnology Research Resources
Program, Division of Research Resources |
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| Awards and Honors: |
| 1950 | Paul Lewis Award in Enzyme Chemistry, USA |
| " | U.S. President's Certificate of Merit, USA |
| 1954 | Harvey Lecturer, The New York Academy of Medicine, USA |
| 1956, 1965 | Phillips Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| 1957 | Pepper Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA |
| 1961 | Morlock Award, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA |
| 1965 | Genootschapps Medaille, Dutch Biochemical Society,
The Netherlands |
| 1966 | Keilin Lecturer, England |
| " | Harrison Howe Award, Rochester Section, American
Chemical Society, USA |
| " | Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, USA |
| " | David P. Hackett Lecturer, Univeristy of California, USA |
| 1968 | Pennsylvania Award for Excellence (Life Sciences), USA |
| 1969 | Philadelphia Section Award, Americal Chemical Society, USA |
| 1970 | Nichols Award, New York Section, Americal Chemical Society, USA |
| " | Heineken Medal, Netherlands Academy of Science and Letters,
The Netherlands |
| " | Redfearn Memorial Lecturer, University of Leicester, England |
| 1972 | Gairdner Award, Canada |
| 1973 | Post-IUB Symposium on Energy Transducing Membrane Function,
Dedicated to B. Chance on the Occasion of his 60th Birthday, Sweden |
| 1974 | Semmelweis Medal, Hungary |
| " | National Medal of Science, USA |
| 1975 | Presidential Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA |
| 1976 | 35th Richtmeyer Memorial Lecture of American Association
of Physics Teachers, USA |
| " | 2nd Julius L. Jackson Memorial Lecture, Wayne State University, USA |
| " | ISCO Award for Significant Contributions; Field of Biochemical Instruments, USA |
| " | DaCosta Oration, Philadelphia County Medical College, USA |
| 1978 | Phillip Morris Lecturer, USA |
| 1979 | Rudolf-Lemberg Memorial Lecture Series, Australia |
| 1980 | Distinguished Lecturer, Society of General Physiologists,
International Congress of Physiological Sciences, Hungary |
| " | Plenary Lecturer, First European Bioenergetics Congress,
Urbino, Italy |
| " | Hastings Lecturer, Scripps Clinic & Research Foundation,
USA |
| 1981 | Plenary Lecturer, VII International Biophysics Congress
/II Pan American Biochemistry Congress, Mexico |
| " | Radvin Lecturer, American College of Physicians and
Surgeons, USA |
| 1984 | Troy C. Daniels Lectureship Award, University of
California, USA |
| " | IEEE Philadelphia Section Award, USA |
| " | Sober Lectureship Award, American Society of Biological Chemists, USA |
| " | Plenary Lecturer, Pan American Association of Biochemical
Societies (PAABS) Congress, Argentina |
| 1984 | Invited Speaker, Symposium on Bioscience, Biomedical
Imaging Sponsored by the Takeda Science Foundation, Kyoto, Japan |
| " | Plenary Lecturer, International Symposium on Fast
Reactions in Biological Systems, Kyoto, Japan |
| 1986 | Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award, American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons Kappa Delta Awards, USA |
| " | Senior Investigator Award, American Heart Association,
USA |
| 1987 | Gold Medal Distinguished Service to Medicine, College
of Physcians, USA |
| " | Biological Physics Prize, The American Physical Society,
USA |
| 1988 | Gold Medal, Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine,
USA |
| 1989 | J. Henry Wilkinson Award, International Society for
Clinical Enzymology, USA |
| 1990 | The Benjamin Franklin Medal for Distinguished Achievement
in the Sciences, American Philosophical Society |
| 1992 | Christopher Columbus Discovery Award in Biomedical
Research (National Institutes of Health, USA) |
| 1992 | John Scott Medal Award, City of Philadelphia, USA |
| 1995 | Stellar-Chance Laboratories, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA. Dedicated June 28, 1995, USA |
| 1999 | American College of Sports Medicine Honor Award, USA |
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| Elections to Honorary Societies: |
| National |
| 1954 | National Academy of Science, USA |
| 1954 | Harvey Society, New York Academy of Medicine |
| 1955 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow
and Member, Rumford Committee |
| 1958 | American Philosophical Society,
Wistar Association (1969-Present)
Secretary (1969)
Vice-President (1984-Present) |
| 1959 | Biophysical Society, Founder and Councillor (1959-1962) |
| 1957 | Society of General Physiologists, Councillor (1957-1960) |
| 1966 | American Association for the Advancement of Science,
Vice President and Chairman, Section of Medical Sciences |
| 1974 | Philadelphia College of Physicians, Fellow |
| 1989-1990 | The Oxygen Society, Honorary President |
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| International |
| 1959 | Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences, Member |
| 1960 | Royal Society of Arts, Benjamin Franklin Fellow |
| 1968 | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Foreign Member,
Medical Sciences |
| 1970 | Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich, Member |
| 1971 | International Federation of Institutes for Advanced
Study, Member of Board of Trustees (1971-1982) |
| 1971 | Leopoldina Academy, Halle, Germany |
| 1972 | International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics
Vice President (1972-1975)
President (1975-1979)
Honorary Vice President (1979-date) |
| 1974 | Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der
Wissenschaften, Foreign Member |
| 1975 | Argentine National Academy of Sciences, Member |
| 1987 | National Academy of Lincei, Foreign Member |
| 1981 | Royal Society (London), Foreign Member |
| 1988-1990 | Society for Free Radical Research (International)
(SFRR), President |