Background
Viala, Alain Rene was born on April 7, 1928 in Philippeville, Algeria. Son of Gaston Jacques and Yvonne Marguerite (Richard) Viala.
Viala, Alain Rene was born on April 7, 1928 in Philippeville, Algeria. Son of Gaston Jacques and Yvonne Marguerite (Richard) Viala.
Degree in pharmacy, University Algiers, 1949. Master of Science, University Algiers, 1952. Doctor of Pharmacy, University Algiers, 1958.
Intern, Algiers, Algeria, 1949-1953; assistant, Algiers, Algeria, 1952-1958; professor, Algiers, Algeria, 1958-1962; professor toxicology, U., Marseille, France, since 1962; director, Municipal Institute Biology, Marseille, France, 1976-1984; director, Police Laboratory, Marseille, France, 1984-1994.
Member Association Pour La Prevention De La Pollution Atmospherique (president delegate since 1981), French Society Toxicology (president 1989-1991), French Society Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, Indoor Air International (founder).