Allan Howard Conney

Background

Conney, Allan Howard was born on March 23, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Leo Younkers and Celia (Gasway) Conney.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1952; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1956.

Career

Research assistant, McArdle Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, 1952-1956; guest investigator, National Heart Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1957-1958; pharmacologist, National Heart Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1958-1960; head department biochemistry pharmacology, Burroughs Wellcome & Company, Tuckahoe, New York, 1960-1970; director department biochemistry, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, New Jersey, 1970-1971; director department biochemistry and drug metabolism, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, New Jersey, 1971-1983; associate director experimental therapeutics, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, New Jersey, 1979-1983; director laboratory experimental carcinogenesis and metabolism, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, New Jersey, 1983-1985; head Laboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis and Metabolism, Roche Institute Molecular Biology, Nutley, New Jersey, 1985-1987; department chairman chemical biology, Rutgers University College Pharmacy, Piscataway, New Jersey, since 1987.

Achievements

• Allan Howard Conney has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmacologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member NAS, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Biological Chemists, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET award), American Association Cancer Research (G.H.A. Clowes award), Society Toxicology, Inc. (Arnold J. Lehman award).

Connections

Married Diana, September 5, 1954. Children— Michael Raymond, Steven Herbert.

Father:

Leo Younkers Conney

Mother:

Celia (Gasway) Conney

Spouse:

Diana