Background
Dobson, Alan was born on December 20, 1928 in London. Son of Albert Percy and Dorothy Blanche Dobson.
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Alan Dobson
Edit ProfileVeterinary physiology educator
Education
Bachelor in Biochemistry with honors, Cambridge (England) University, England, 1952; Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1970; Doctor of Science in Physiology, Cambridge (England) University, England, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology of Nutrition, Aberdeen U., Scotland, 1956.
Career
Exhibitioner, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge U., England, 1949-1952;
science officer, Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, 1952-1957;
senior science officer, Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, 1957-1964;
principal science officer, Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, 1964;
visiting professor New York State Veterinary College, Cornell Univercity, 1961-1962;
associate professor veterinary physiology New York State Veterinary College, Cornell Univercity, 1964-1970;
professor College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1970-1995;
emeritus professor, Cornell Univercity, since 1995. Wellcome fellow School Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge U., 1970-1971. Visiting worker Physiological Laboratory, Cambridge, 1977-1978, 79, 80, 82, 84-85.
Visiting professor Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, U. Alta, Edmonton, Canada, 1984. ICEC-Carnegie fellow Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1986, Quartercentenary research fellow Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1990. Board directors Transonics Systems, Inc., Measurements Innovations Corporation.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Cornell Research Foundation, 1989-1995. With Royal Air Force, 1947-1949. Member Bio-chemical Society (United Kingdom), Physiological Society (United Kingdom), American Physiological Society.
Connections
Married Marjorie Jean Masson, Mar.29, 1954. Children: Ian, Janet, Graham, Barry.
