A. Verdi Farmanfarmaian

Background

Farmanfarmaian, A. Verdi was born on June 10, 1929 in Teheran, Iran. Son of Abdol Hossein and Hamdam (Talai) Farmanfarmaian. came to the United States, 1948.

Education

Bachelor, Reed College, 1952; Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1959; postdoctoral certified, University of California, Berkeley, 1961.

Career

Professor physiology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, since 1967; department chairman physiology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, 1979-1982; director graduate program in physiology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, 1979-1982. Instructor Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1960, 64, 65, investigator, 1966-1983. Visiting professor Stanford (California) U., 1972, American Red Cross Institute Animal Physiology, Cambridge, England, 1976, princeton (New Jersey) U., 1982.

Consultant in aquaculture and environmental Center Coastal Environmental Science and Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, since 1970, Center of Marine Biothech., Baltimore, since 1994.

Achievements

• A. Verdi Farmanfarmaian has been listed as a noteworthy Physiology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society General Physiologists, American Physiol Society, American Society for Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology, New York Academy Sciences, World Aquaculture Society.

Interests

• Avocations: hiking, river rafting, camping.

Connections

Married Parvin Saidi, May 27, 1958. Children: Dellara, Kimya.

Father:

Abdol Hossein Farmanfarmaian

Mother:

Hamdam (Talai) Farmanfarmaian

Spouse:

Parvin Saidi

child:

Dellara Farmanfarmaian

child:

Kimya Farmanfarmaian