Background
Paretsky, David was born on November 15, 1918 in Brooklyn. Son of Joe and Ethel (Krupnick) Paretsky.
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David Paretsky
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Bachelor of Science, College City New York, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, 1948.
Career
Instructor, Iowa State College, 1947-1948;
assistant professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1948-1951;
member of faculty, U. Kansas, since 1951;
department chairman microbiology, U. Kansas, 1957-1976;
professor microbiology, U. Kansas, since 1959;
University distinguished professor, U. Kansas, 1976-1989;
University distinguished professor emeritus, U. Kansas, since 1989. Visiting professor oncology, special fellow National Institutes of Health, University of Wisconsin, 1964-1965. Past member microbiology review panel National Institutes of Health.
Past member cancer research training grant committee National Cancer Institute. Past member cooperative college-school science program National Science Foundation. Advisor United States Army Medical R & D Command, 1984-1987.
Member Kansas Laboratory Advisory Commission, 1957-1975. Speaker Foundation for Bacteriology, 1971-1972. Visiting professor department microbiology Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, 1976.
Achievements
Membership
Served with Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Microbiology. Member American Society Biological Chemists, Society of America Microbiologists (council 1960-1963, president Missouri Valley branch 1966-1967), Society of America Rickettsial (president elect 1986-1987), Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married Mary Ellen Edwards, December 22, 1942. Children: Jeremy L., Sara N., Daniel P., Jonathan M., Nicholas G.
Education
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1939
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1948
Career
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1947 - 1948
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1948 - 1951