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Clara Maria Ambrus, American Physician. Diplomate: American Board Clinical Chemists. Named Outstanding Woman of Western New York Community Advisory Council, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1980, Lady Commander of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, 1991, commander, 1996; recipient George F. Koepf, Doctor of Medicine award Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Buffalo, 1997.

Background

Ambrus, Clara Maria was born on December 28, 1924 in Rome. Arrived in the United States, 1949, naturalized, 1955. Daughter of Anthony and Charlotte (Schneider) Bayer.

Education

Student, University Budapest, Hungary, 1943—1947. Doctor of Medicine, University Zurich, Switzerland, 1949. Postgraduate, University Paris, 1949.

Doctor of Philosophy, Jefferson Medical College, 1955.

Career

Research assistant, Institute Histology, Embryology and Biology U. Budapest, 1943-1945; demonstrator in pharmacology, U. Budapest Medical School, 1946-1947; assistant department pharmacology, U. Zurich Medical School, 1947-1949; assistant department therapeutic chemistry and virology, Institute Pasteur, Paris, 1949; assistant professor pharmacology, Philadelphia College Pharmacy and Science, 1950-1952; associate professor, Philadelphia College Pharmacy and Science, 1952-1955; research associate, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, 1955-1958; senior cancer research scientist, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, 1958-1964; associate scientist, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, 1964-1969; principal cancer research scientist, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, 1969-1985; professor pharmacology, State University New York professor pharmacology, Buffalo Medical and Graduate Schools, since 1955; associate professor pediatrics, Buffalo Medical and Graduate Schools, 1955-1976; professor pediatrics, Buffalo Medical and Graduate Schools, 1976; research professor obstetrics-gynecology, Buffalo Medical and Graduate Schools, since 1983; chairman, founder, chief of Research and Development, Hemex Inc., since 1984.

Achievements

  • Clara Maria Ambrus has been listed as a noteworthy physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Nichols School, Buffalo, Community Music School. Fellow: American College of Physicians, International Society Hematology. Member: Hungarian Academy of Sciences (foreign member), American Medical Women's Association, Buffalo Academy Medicine, American Society Hematology, American Physiological Society, American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Cancer Research, American Society Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, Saturn Club, Clarksburg Country Club, Garrett Club, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Julian Lawrence Ambrus, February 17, 1945. Children: Madeline Ambrus Lillie, Peter, Julian, Linda Ambrus-Broenniman, Steven, Katherine Ambrus-Cheney, Charles.

Father:
Anthony Bayer

Mother:
Charlotte (Schneider) Bayer

Spouse:
Julian Lawrence Ambrus

child:
Julian Ambrus

child:
Charles Ambrus

child:
Katherine Ambrus-Cheney Ambrus

child:
Peter Ambrus

child:
Linda Ambrus-Broenniman Ambrus

child:
Steven Ambrus

child:
Madeline Ambrus Lillie Ambrus