Background
Powell, Clinton Cobb was born on March 9, 1918 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Harry Havey and Nita Florence (Nass) Powell.
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Clinton Cobb Powell
Edit Profilephysician radiologist university administrator
Education
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1940; Doctor of Medicine Boston University, 1944; student, University Chicago, 1947-1948.
Career
Intern, United States Marine Hospital, Boston, 1944-1945;
commissioned assistant surgeon, United States Public Health Service, 1946;
medical director, United States Public Health Service, 1956;
staff member industrial hygiene research laboratory, National Institutes of Health, 1946-1947;
radiation safety officer, National Institutes of Health, 1948-1951;
resident radiology, United States Public Health Service Hospital, Baltimore, 1951-1952;
fellow radiology, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, 1952-1954;
staff physician radiation therapy, clinical center, National Institutes of Health, 1954-1955;
grants analyst, research grants and fellowship branch, National Cancer Institute, 1955-1956;
chief radiological health medical program, division special health services, United States Public Health Service, 1956-1958;
executive secretary radio and surgery study section, division research grants, National Institutes of Health, 1958-1959;
assistant chief research grants review branch, division research grants, National Institutes of Health, 1959-1960;
deputy chief division, National Institutes of Health, 1960-1961;
assistant director, National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 1961-1962;
director, National Institute General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 1962-1964;
associate coordinator medical and health science, University of California, 1964-1966;
coordinator, University of California, 1966-1971;
special assistant to president for health affairs, University of California, 1971-1979;
special assistant emeritus, University of California, since 1979. Member International Commission Radiological Protection, 1965-1968. Member committee National Committee Radiation Protection, 1956-1968, Executive Committee, 1957-1967, ad hoc subcommittee wide-spread radioactive contamination, 1958-1960, subcommittee 1, 1960-1965.
Member radiological physics fellowship board Atomic Energy Commission, 1958-1963. Committee radiation effects American Thoracic Society, 1957-1960. Committee use radioisotopes in hospitals Am.Hosp.
Association, 1953-1955. Subcommittee radiological health Association State and Territorial Health Officers, 1956-1958.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American College Radiology (commission radiological units, standards and protection 1957-1967, Chairman of Commission radiation exposure of women), American Medical Association, American Public Health Association (program area committee radiological health 1959), Radiological Society North America, Radiation Research Society, Health Physics Society, Association for Academy Health Centers (director 1969-1970) M C.
Connections
Married Frances Arlene Collins, April 2, 1944. Children: Pamela Powell Kellogg, Brenda Joyce, Donna Sue Powell Mason.
