Background
Leff, Alan Richard was born on May 23, 1945 in Pittsburgh. Son of Maurice D. and Grace Ruth Leff.
Leff, Alan Richard was born on May 23, 1945 in Pittsburgh. Son of Maurice D. and Grace Ruth Leff.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Oberlin College, 1967. Doctor of Medicine, U. Rochester, 1971. Diplomate American Board Internal Medicine, American Board Pulmonary Disease.
Intern University Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, 1971—1972, resident, 1974—1976. Fellow University California, San Francisco, 1976—1977, postdoctoral fellow, 1977—1979. Assistant professor medicine University Chicago, 1979—1985, associate professor medicine and clinical pharmaceutical, 1985—1989, professor medicine, anesthesia, critical care and clinical pharmaceutical, since 1989, professor cell physiology, since 1992, professor pediatrics, neurobiology, physiology, since 1999, director pulmonary medicine service, 1984—1987, director Pulmonary Function Laboratory, 1979—1987, chief section pulmonary and critical care medicine, 1987—2000, senior director research and development biological science, 2000—2002.
Director National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Asthma and Allergic Disease Cooperative Research Center, Chicago, 1993—1997. Co-chair asthma section National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Task Force on Immunology, 1996—1998. Advisor San Francisco Department Public Health, 1977—1979, Chgo Department Health, 1979—1989.
Director Center of Excellence in Asthma Glaxo Smith Kline, since 2000. With United States Public Health Service, 1972-1974.
Board directors Chicago Lung Association, 1984—1993. Fellow: American College Chest Physicians. Member: American Association Immunologists, Central Society for Clinical Investigation, American Thoracic Society (Special Citation 1999), Association American Physicians, American Physiological Society, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Federation Clinical Research (councilor 1983-1986), Sigma Xi.
Married Donna Rae Rosene, February 14, 1975. Children: Marni, Karen, Alison.