Background
Featherstone, Robert Marion was born on December 24, 1914 in Anderson, Indiana, United States. Son of Marion L. and Adah Mary (Brown) Featherstone.
Featherstone, Robert Marion was born on December 24, 1914 in Anderson, Indiana, United States. Son of Marion L. and Adah Mary (Brown) Featherstone.
Bachelor of Arts, Ball State University, 1940, Doctor of Laws, 1962. Master of Sciences, University Iowa, 1942, Doctor of Philosophy, 1943.
Instructor biochemistry Medical College South Carolina., 1943-1944. Assistant professor, associate professor, then professor pharmacology U. Iowa College Medicine, 1944-1957. Professor of University California School Medicine, San Francisco, 1957-1974, department chairman pharmacology and extpl. therapeutics, 1957-1973.
Visiting professor physiology department U. Geneva, Switzerland, 1973-1974.
Chairman pharmacology training program committee National Institutes of Health, 1963-1967. President 5th International Congress Pharmacology, 1972.
Member of council International Union Pharmacology, 1969-1974.
Member American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (council 1958-1961, 64-67, president 1968), Society Experimental Biology and Medical, Royal Society Medicine, Japanese National Pharmacology Society, American Chemical Society (chairman Iowa 1947, national council 1972-1975), Western Pharmacology Society (president 1960), Sigma XI.
Married Joyce Amanda Byrum, August 31, 1940. Children: David Byrum, Jean, James Byrum, Judith Annual.