Baruch Blum

Background

Blum, Baruch was born on October 1, 1926 in Zichron Yaacov, Israel. Son of Nahaman and Frida (Powsner) Blum.

Education

Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1948; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, Georgetown University, 1955.

Career

Research assistant, University of California, Berkeley, 1949; research assistant, University of California, San Francisco, 1950-1951; junior scientist, Weizman Institute Science, Rehovoth, Israel, 1955-1968; senior scientist, Weizman Institute Science, Rehovoth, Israel, 1968-1972; associate professor physiology Sackler School Medicine, Tel Aviv U., since 1972. Fellow Montreal (Canada) Neurological Institute, McGill University, 1961-1962, visiting professor,1962. Visiting scientist U. Washington, Seattle, 1967-1968.

Senior research associate National Research Council, Washington, 1976-1978. Visiting professor U. Manchester Institute Science and Technology, 1981-1983. Organizer 12th European Conference Visual Perception, 1989.

Achievements

• Baruch Blum has been listed as a noteworthy Physiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Montreal Neurological Institute Fellows Society, National Research Council (senior). Member British Council Academy Links to Science (Interchange award 1981), European Science Foundation (Twinning award since 1982).

Interests

• Avocation: writing childrens stories.

Connections

Married Ruth Joseph; children: Rachel, Barak-Simon, Enat-Aliza, Yael-Hellen.

Father:

Nahaman Blum

Mother:

Frida (Powsner) Blum

Spouse:

Ruth Joseph

child:

Yael-Hellen Blum

child:

Barak-Simon Blum

child:

Rachel Blum

child:

Enat-Aliza Blum