Background
Buck, Alfred Andreas was born on March 9, 1921 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Heino C. and Antonie (Schwarz) Buck. came to the United States, 1958, naturalized, 1967.
Buck, Alfred Andreas was born on March 9, 1921 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Heino C. and Antonie (Schwarz) Buck. came to the United States, 1958, naturalized, 1967.
Doctor of Medicine in Pharmacology, University Hamburg, 1945. Master in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1959. Doctor of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1961.
Medical resident, University Hospital, Hamburg, 1945-1952;
physician, consultant, General Government Hospital, Makassar, Celebes, Indonesia, 1952-1955;
head physician, Red Cross Hospital, Pusan, Korea, 1955-1958;
member of faculty, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, since 1963;
professor epidemiology and international health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1968-1992;
professor immunology and infectious diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1986-1992;
director division bacteriology and mycology School Hygiene, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1967-1972;
chairman tropical medicine council, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1973-1974;
also research director, geografic epidemiology group, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
deputy director, Vector-Borne Disease Project, Arlington, Virginia
Adjunct Professor immunology and infectious diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Consultant Agency for International Development, Ethiopia, 1962-1964, West and Control Africa, 1971. Member senior staff World Health Organization, Geneva, 1971-1973, chief medical officer division malaria and other parasitic diseases, 1974-1978, chief research coordination, epidemiologyand training and secretary science working group for epidemiology, special program research and training in tropical diseases.
Tropical medicine advisory Office ofHealth, Department State, Agency for International Development, Washington, 1978-1988. Adjunct Professor international health, molecular microbiology and immunology Johns Hopkins University. Adjunct Professor tropical medicine Tulane University, since 1988.
Visiting professor School of MedicineAin Shams U., Cairo. Visiting professor School of Medicine, Hannover, Germany,1991-1997. Expert tropical medicine National Institutes of Health/National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Resident scientist, Cairo. Member Steering Coms. of Science Working Groups "Fieldmal" and "Epidemiology" of World Health Organization, Geneva.
Fellow American Public Health Association, American College Epidemiology. Member Epidemiological Research Association, American Society Tropical Medicine, International Epidemiologic Society, American Epidemiological Society, Tropical Medicine Association District of Columbia, Delta Omega.
Married Kay A. Amann, September 15, 1962. Children: Suzanne Karen, Alfred Andreas.