Alan Shenkin

Background

Shenkin, Alan was born on September 3, 1943 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of Louis and Miriam Leah (Epstein) Shenkin.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Glasgow, 1965; Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery, U. Glasgow, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Glasgow, 1974.

Career

Lecturer, U. Glasgow, 1970-1974; senior registrar, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 1974-1978; Royal Society European Exch. fellow, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, 1976-1977; consultant in clinical chemistry, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, 1978-1990; professor clinical chemistry, U. Liverpool, England, since 1990. Honorary consultant Royal Liverpool U. Hospital, since 1990. Examiner U. London, since 1990, Chinese U. Hong Kong, 1990-1994.

Achievements

• Alan Shenkin has been listed as a noteworthy Clinical chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal College Pathologists (London) (county, chairman of specialty advising committee on chemical pathology since 1995), Royal College Physicians (Glasgow), Royal College Physicians (London). Member Association Clinical Biochemists (county, chair science committee 1994-1996), European Society Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (treasurer 1988-1992), British Medical assosiation, New York Academy Sciences, American Society Clinical Nutrition, American Association Clinical Chemistry, Nutrition Society (clinical metabolism and nutritional support group secretary 1988-1991, committee 1991-1994, county since 1995), British Dietetic Association (honorary associate), Czechoslovakian Medical Society (honorary), Czechoslovakian Society Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (honorary).

Interests

• Avocations: golf, word games, traveling.

Connections

Married Leonna Estelle Delmonte, June 27, 1967. Children: Susan Deborah, Trudi Freda, Stephen Andrew.

Father:

Louis Shenkin

Mother:

Miriam Leah (Epstein) Shenkin

Spouse:

Leonna Estelle Delmonte

child:

Susan Deborah Shenkin

child:

Trudi Freda Shenkin

child:

Stephen Andrew Shenkin